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oracle.javatools.db.sql
Interface AliasFragment

All Superinterfaces:

ChildDBObject, Copyable, DBObject, DynamicPropertySet, SQLFragment

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAliasFragment, FromObject, SelectObject

public interface AliasFragment

extends SQLFragment

SQLFragment that consists of an expression and an alias.

Since:

10.1.3

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.sql.SQLFragment

CONNECTBY, FROM, GROUPBY, HAVING, NOCYCLE, ORDERBY, SELECT, STARTWITH, TYPE, WHERE

Fields inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.DBObject

COMMENT

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAlias() Returns the alias portion of this SQLFragment.
SQLFragment	getExpression() Returns the expression portion of this SQLFragment.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns a String that can be used to alias columns that depend on this fragment.
java.lang.String	getSQLText() Returns the entire fragment (expression plus alias).
java.lang.String	getUsableAlias() Deprecated. - use getName()
void	setAlias(java.lang.String alias) Sets the alias portion of this SQLFragment.
void	setExpression(SQLFragment exp) Sets the expression portion of this SQLFragment.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.ChildDBObject

getParent, setParent

Methods inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.DBObject

copyTo, copyTo, copyTo, findOwnedObject, findOwnedObject, getID, getOwnedObjects, getOwnedObjects, getReferenceIDs, getType, replaceReferenceIDs, setID, setName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.javatools.util.DynamicPropertySet

getProperties, getProperty, getProperty, setProperties, setProperty

Method Detail

getAlias

java.lang.String getAlias()

Returns the alias portion of this SQLFragment.

setAlias

void setAlias(java.lang.String alias)

Sets the alias portion of this SQLFragment.

getExpression

SQLFragment getExpression()

Returns the expression portion of this SQLFragment.

setExpression

void setExpression(SQLFragment exp)

Sets the expression portion of this SQLFragment.

getSQLText

java.lang.String getSQLText()

Returns the entire fragment (expression plus alias).

Specified by:

getSQLText in interface SQLFragment

Returns:

a string representing the SQL text for this object.

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns a String that can be used to alias columns that depend on this fragment. DBObject names are in external form.

Specified by:

getName in interface DBObject

Returns:

the alias if there is one, otherwise the expression text.

getUsableAlias

@Deprecated
java.lang.String getUsableAlias()

Deprecated. - use getName()

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