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org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.internal.jpql.parser
Class LocateExpression

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.LocateExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:
Expression

public final class LocateExpression
extends AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression

The LOCATE function returns the position of a given string within a string, starting the search at a specified position. It returns the first position at which the string was found as an integer. The first argument is the string to be located; the second argument is the string to be searched; the optional third argument is an integer that represents the string position at which the search is started (by default, the beginning of the string to be searched). The first position in a string is denoted by 1. If the string is not found, 0 is returned. The LENGTH function returns the length of the string in characters as an integer.

BNF: expression ::= LOCATE(string_primary, string_primary [, simple_arithmetic_expression])
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
LocateExpression(AbstractExpression parent)
          Creates a new LocateExpression.
 
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

LocateExpression

LocateExpression(AbstractExpression parent)
Creates a new LocateExpression.
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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