Oracle Fusion Middleware Java API Reference for Oracle TopLink
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org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser
Class SubstringExpression

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.StringExpression
      extended by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.AbstractExpression
          extended by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.AbstractEncapsulatedExpression
              extended by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression
                  extended by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.SubstringExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:
Expression

public final class SubstringExpression
extends AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression

The second and third arguments of the SUBSTRING function denote the starting position and length of the substring to be returned. These arguments are integers. The first position of a string is denoted by 1. The SUBSTRING function returns a string.

JPA 1.0:

BNF ::= SUBSTRING(string_primary, simple_arithmetic_expression, simple_arithmetic_expression)

JPA 2.0:

BNF ::= SUBSTRING(string_primary, simple_arithmetic_expression [, simple_arithmetic_expression])
Example: UPDATE Employee e SET e.firstName = SUBSTRING('TopLink Workbench', 1, 8)
Since:
2.3
Version:
2.3
Author:
Pascal Filion

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.AbstractExpression
COMMA, DOT, DOUBLE_QUOTE, LEFT_CURLY_BRACKET, LEFT_PARENTHESIS, NOT_DEFINED, RIGHT_CURLY_BRACKET, RIGHT_PARENTHESIS, SINGLE_QUOTE, SPACE, UNDERSCORE
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.Expression
ABS, ALL, AND, ANY, AS, ASC, AVG, BETWEEN, BIT_LENGTH, BOTH, CASE, CHAR_LENGTH, CHARACTER_LENGTH, CLASS, COALESCE, CONCAT, COUNT, CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, DELETE, DELETE_FROM, DESC, DIFFERENT, DISTINCT, DIVISION, ELSE, EMPTY, END, ENTRY, EQUAL, ESCAPE, EXISTS, FALSE, FETCH, FROM, FUNC, GREATER_THAN, GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL, GROUP_BY, HAVING, IN, INDEX, INNER, INNER_JOIN, INNER_JOIN_FETCH, IS, IS_EMPTY, IS_NOT_EMPTY, IS_NOT_NULL, IS_NULL, JOIN, JOIN_FETCH, KEY, LEADING, LEFT, LEFT_JOIN, LEFT_JOIN_FETCH, LEFT_OUTER_JOIN, LEFT_OUTER_JOIN_FETCH, LENGTH, LIKE, LOCATE, LOWER, LOWER_THAN, LOWER_THAN_OR_EQUAL, MAX, MEMBER, MEMBER_OF, MIN, MINUS, MOD, MULTIPLICATION, NAMED_PARAMETER, NEW, NOT, NOT_BETWEEN, NOT_EXISTS, NOT_IN, NOT_LIKE, NOT_MEMBER, NOT_MEMBER_OF, NULL, NULLIF, OBJECT, OF, OR, ORDER_BY, OUTER, PLUS, POSITION, POSITIONAL_PARAMETER, QUOTE, SELECT, SET, SIZE, SOME, SQRT, SUBSTRING, SUM, THEN, TRAILING, TREAT, TRIM, TRUE, TYPE, UNKNOWN, UPDATE, UPPER, VALUE, WHEN, WHERE
 
Constructor Summary
SubstringExpression(AbstractExpression parent)
          Creates a new SubstringExpression.
 
Method Summary
 void accept(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
          Visits this Expression by the given visitor.
 JPQLQueryBNF getQueryBNF()
          Returns the BNF of this Expression.
(package private)  boolean isThirdExpressionOptional()
          Determines whether the third expression is an optional expression, which means a valid query can have it or not.
 JPQLQueryBNF parameterExpressionBNF(int index)
          Returns the BNF to be used to parse one of the encapsulated expression.
(package private)  java.lang.String parseIdentifier(WordParser wordParser)
          Parses the identifier of this expression.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression
acceptChildren, addChildrenTo, addOrderedEncapsulatedExpressionTo, buildCollectionExpression, getFirstExpression, getSecondExpression, getThirdExpression, hasEncapsulatedExpression, hasFirstComma, hasFirstExpression, hasSecondComma, hasSecondExpression, hasSpaceAfterFirstComma, hasSpaceAfterSecondComma, hasThirdExpression, parseEncapsulatedExpression, toParsedTextEncapsulatedExpression
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.AbstractEncapsulatedExpression
addOrderedChildrenTo, areLogicalIdentifiersSupported, getIdentifier, hasLeftParenthesis, hasRightParenthesis, isParsingComplete, parse, toParsedText
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser.AbstractExpression
buildExpressionFromFallingBack, buildNullExpression, buildStringExpression, buildStringExpression, buildUnknownExpression, children, expressionFactory, expressionFactoryForIdentifier, findQueryBNF, getChildren, getJPAVersion, getParent, getRoot, getText, handleAggregate, identifierRole, identifiers, identifiers, identifierVersion, isAncestor, isIdentifier, isNull, isTolerant, isUnknown, isVirtual, orderedChildren, parse, parseSingleExpression, populatePosition, queryBNF, readdLeadingSpaces, rebuildActualText, rebuildParsedText, setParent, setText, shouldParseWithFactoryFirst, shouldSkipLiteral, toActualText, toParsedText, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

SubstringExpression

SubstringExpression(AbstractExpression parent)
Creates a new SubstringExpression.
Parameters:
parent - The parent of this expression
Method Detail

accept

public void accept(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
Visits this Expression by the given visitor.
Parameters:
visitor - The visitor to visit this object

getQueryBNF

public JPQLQueryBNF getQueryBNF()
Returns the BNF of this Expression.
Specified by:
getQueryBNF in class AbstractExpression
Returns:
The JPQLQueryBNF, which represents the grammar of this Expression

isThirdExpressionOptional

boolean isThirdExpressionOptional()
Determines whether the third expression is an optional expression, which means a valid query can have it or not.
Specified by:
isThirdExpressionOptional in class AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression
Returns:
true if the third expression can either be present or not in a valid query; false if it's mandatory

parameterExpressionBNF

public JPQLQueryBNF parameterExpressionBNF(int index)
Returns the BNF to be used to parse one of the encapsulated expression.
Specified by:
parameterExpressionBNF in class AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression
Parameters:
index - The position of the encapsulated Expression that needs to be parsed within the parenthesis
Returns:
The BNF to be used to parse one of the encapsulated expression

parseIdentifier

java.lang.String parseIdentifier(WordParser wordParser)
Parses the identifier of this expression.
Specified by:
parseIdentifier in class AbstractEncapsulatedExpression
Returns:
The identifier for this expression

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