Oracle Fusion Middleware Java API Reference for Oracle TopLink (Deprecated)
11g Release 1 (11.1.1)

B32476-04

oracle.toplink.expressions
Class ExpressionOperator

java.lang.Object
  extended by oracle.toplink.expressions.ExpressionOperator
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable

public class ExpressionOperator
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Purpose: ADVANCED: The expression operator is used internally to define SQL operations and functions. It is possible for an advanced user to define their own operators.

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Field Summary
static int Abs
           
static int Acos
           
static int Add
           
static int AddDate
           
static int AddMonths
           
static int AggregateOperator
           
static int All
           
static int And
          Logical operators
static int Any
           
static int Ascending
          Ordering operators
static int Ascii
           
static int Asin
           
static int Atan
           
static int Atan2
           
static int Average
           
static int Between
           
static int Case
           
static int Ceil
           
static int CharIndex
           
static int CharLength
           
static int Chr
           
static int ComparisonOperator
           
static int Concat
           
static int Cos
           
static int Cosh
           
static int Cot
           
static int Count
          Aggregate operators
static int CurrentDate
           
static int CurrentTime
           
static int DateDifference
           
static int DateName
           
static int DatePart
           
static int DateToString
           
static int Decode
           
static int Deref
           
static int Descending
           
static int Difference
           
static int Distinct
           
static int Divide
           
static int Equal
          Comparison operators
static int EqualOuterJoin
           
static int Exists
           
static int ExistsNode
           
static int Exp
           
static int Extract
           
static int ExtractValue
           
static int Floor
           
static int FunctionOperator
           
static int GetNumberVal
           
static int GetStringVal
           
static int GreaterThan
           
static int GreaterThanEqual
           
static int Greatest
           
static int HexToRaw
           
static int In
           
static int Initcap
           
static int Instring
           
static int InSubQuery
           
static int IsFragment
           
static int IsNull
           
static int LastDay
           
static int Least
           
static int LeftPad
           
static int LeftTrim
           
static int LeftTrim2
           
static int Length
           
static int LessThan
           
static int LessThanEqual
           
static int Like
           
static int LikeEscape
           
static int Ln
           
static int Locate
           
static int Locate2
           
static int Log
           
static int LogicalOperator
          Operator types
static int Maximum
           
static int Minimum
           
static int Mod
           
static int MonthsBetween
           
static int Multiply
           
static int NewTime
           
static int NextDay
           
static int Not
           
static int NotBetween
           
static int NotEqual
           
static int NotExists
           
static int NotIn
           
static int NotInSubQuery
           
static int NotLike
           
static int NotNull
           
static int Nvl
           
static int Or
           
static int OrderOperator
           
static int Power
           
static int Ref
           
static int RefToHex
           
static int Replace
           
static int Replicate
           
static int Reverse
           
static int Right
           
static int RightPad
           
static int RightTrim
           
static int RightTrim2
           
static int Round
           
static int RoundDate
           
static int SDO_FILTER
           
static int SDO_NN
           
static int SDO_RELATE
           
static int SDO_WITHIN_DISTANCE
           
static int Sign
           
static int Sin
           
static int Sinh
           
static int Some
           
static int Soundex
           
static int Sqrt
           
static int StandardDeviation
           
static int Substring
           
static int Subtract
           
static int Sum
           
static int Tan
           
static int Tanh
           
static int ToChar
           
static int ToCharWithFormat
           
static int ToDate
           
static int Today
           
static int ToLowerCase
           
static int ToNumber
           
static int ToUpperCase
          Function operators
static int Translate
           
static int Trim
           
static int Trim2
           
static int Trunc
           
static int TruncateDate
           
static int Value
           
static int Variance
           
 
Constructor Summary
ExpressionOperator()
          ADVANCED: Create a new operator.
ExpressionOperator(int selector, java.util.Vector newDatabaseStrings)
          ADVANCED: Create a new operator with the given name(s) and strings to print.
 
Method Summary
static void addOperator(ExpressionOperator exOperator)
          ADVANCED: Add an operator to the global list of operators.
 void bePostfix()
          ADVANCED: Tell the operator to be postfix, i.e. its strings start printing after those of its first argument.
 void bePrefix()
          ADVANCED: Tell the operator to be pretfix, i.e. its strings start printing before those of its first argument.
static java.util.Map getAllOperators()
          ADVANCED: Return the hashtable of all operators.
static ExpressionOperator getNumberVal()
           
static ExpressionOperator getStringVal()
           
 int getType()
          ADVANCED: Return the type of function.
 boolean isAggregateOperator()
          Aggregate functions are function in the select such as COUNT.
 boolean isComparisonOperator()
          Comparison functions are functions such as = and >.
static ExpressionOperator isFragment()
           
 boolean isFunctionOperator()
          General functions are any normal function such as UPPER.
 boolean isLogicalOperator()
          Logical functions are functions such as and and or.
 boolean isOrderOperator()
          Order functions are used in the order by such as ASC.
 boolean isPrefix()
          ADVANCED: Return true if this is a prefix operator.
 void printsAs(java.lang.String s)
          ADVANCED: Set the single string for this operator.
 void printsAs(java.util.Vector dbStrings)
          ADVANCED: Set the strings for this operator.
 void printsJavaAs(java.lang.String s)
          ADVANCED: Set the single string for this operator.
 void printsJavaAs(java.util.Vector dbStrings)
          ADVANCED: Set the strings for this operator.
 void setArgumentIndices(int[] indices)
          ADVANCED: Set the array of indexes to use when building the SQL function.
 void setNodeClass(java.lang.Class nodeClass)
          ADVANCED: Set the node class for this operator.
 void setType(int type)
          ADVANCED: Set the type of function.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Print a debug representation of this operator.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

LogicalOperator

public static final int LogicalOperator
Description copied from class: ExpressionOperator
Operator types

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ComparisonOperator

public static final int ComparisonOperator
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AggregateOperator

public static final int AggregateOperator
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OrderOperator

public static final int OrderOperator
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FunctionOperator

public static final int FunctionOperator
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And

public static final int And
Description copied from class: ExpressionOperator
Logical operators

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Or

public static final int Or
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Not

public static final int Not
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Equal

public static final int Equal
Description copied from class: ExpressionOperator
Comparison operators

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NotEqual

public static final int NotEqual
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EqualOuterJoin

public static final int EqualOuterJoin
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LessThan

public static final int LessThan
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LessThanEqual

public static final int LessThanEqual
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GreaterThan

public static final int GreaterThan
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GreaterThanEqual

public static final int GreaterThanEqual
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Like

public static final int Like
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NotLike

public static final int NotLike
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In

public static final int In
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InSubQuery

public static final int InSubQuery
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NotIn

public static final int NotIn
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NotInSubQuery

public static final int NotInSubQuery
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Between

public static final int Between
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NotBetween

public static final int NotBetween
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IsNull

public static final int IsNull
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NotNull

public static final int NotNull
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Exists

public static final int Exists
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NotExists

public static final int NotExists
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LikeEscape

public static final int LikeEscape
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Decode

public static final int Decode
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Case

public static final int Case
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Count

public static final int Count
Description copied from class: ExpressionOperator
Aggregate operators

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Sum

public static final int Sum
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Average

public static final int Average
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Maximum

public static final int Maximum
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Minimum

public static final int Minimum
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StandardDeviation

public static final int StandardDeviation
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Variance

public static final int Variance
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Distinct

public static final int Distinct
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Ascending

public static final int Ascending
Description copied from class: ExpressionOperator
Ordering operators

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Descending

public static final int Descending
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ToUpperCase

public static final int ToUpperCase
Description copied from class: ExpressionOperator
Function operators

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ToLowerCase

public static final int ToLowerCase
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Chr

public static final int Chr
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Concat

public static final int Concat
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HexToRaw

public static final int HexToRaw
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Initcap

public static final int Initcap
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Instring

public static final int Instring
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Soundex

public static final int Soundex
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LeftPad

public static final int LeftPad
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LeftTrim

public static final int LeftTrim
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Replace

public static final int Replace
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RightPad

public static final int RightPad
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RightTrim

public static final int RightTrim
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Substring

public static final int Substring
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ToNumber

public static final int ToNumber
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Translate

public static final int Translate
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Trim

public static final int Trim
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Ascii

public static final int Ascii
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Length

public static final int Length
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CharIndex

public static final int CharIndex
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CharLength

public static final int CharLength
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Difference

public static final int Difference
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Reverse

public static final int Reverse
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Replicate

public static final int Replicate
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Right

public static final int Right
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Locate

public static final int Locate
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Locate2

public static final int Locate2
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ToChar

public static final int ToChar
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ToCharWithFormat

public static final int ToCharWithFormat
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RightTrim2

public static final int RightTrim2
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Any

public static final int Any
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Some

public static final int Some
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All

public static final int All
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Trim2

public static final int Trim2
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LeftTrim2

public static final int LeftTrim2
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AddMonths

public static final int AddMonths
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DateToString

public static final int DateToString
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LastDay

public static final int LastDay
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MonthsBetween

public static final int MonthsBetween
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NextDay

public static final int NextDay
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RoundDate

public static final int RoundDate
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ToDate

public static final int ToDate
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Today

public static final int Today
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AddDate

public static final int AddDate
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DateName

public static final int DateName
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DatePart

public static final int DatePart
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DateDifference

public static final int DateDifference
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TruncateDate

public static final int TruncateDate
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NewTime

public static final int NewTime
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Nvl

public static final int Nvl
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CurrentDate

public static final int CurrentDate
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CurrentTime

public static final int CurrentTime
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Ceil

public static final int Ceil
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Cos

public static final int Cos
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Cosh

public static final int Cosh
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Abs

public static final int Abs
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Acos

public static final int Acos
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Asin

public static final int Asin
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Atan

public static final int Atan
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Exp

public static final int Exp
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Sqrt

public static final int Sqrt
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Floor

public static final int Floor
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Ln

public static final int Ln
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Log

public static final int Log
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Mod

public static final int Mod
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Power

public static final int Power
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Round

public static final int Round
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Sign

public static final int Sign
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Sin

public static final int Sin
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Sinh

public static final int Sinh
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Tan

public static final int Tan
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Tanh

public static final int Tanh
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Trunc

public static final int Trunc
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Greatest

public static final int Greatest
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Least

public static final int Least
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Add

public static final int Add
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Subtract

public static final int Subtract
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Divide

public static final int Divide
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Multiply

public static final int Multiply
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Atan2

public static final int Atan2
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Cot

public static final int Cot
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Deref

public static final int Deref
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Ref

public static final int Ref
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RefToHex

public static final int RefToHex
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Value

public static final int Value
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Extract

public static final int Extract
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ExtractValue

public static final int ExtractValue
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ExistsNode

public static final int ExistsNode
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GetStringVal

public static final int GetStringVal
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GetNumberVal

public static final int GetNumberVal
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IsFragment

public static final int IsFragment
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SDO_WITHIN_DISTANCE

public static final int SDO_WITHIN_DISTANCE
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SDO_RELATE

public static final int SDO_RELATE
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SDO_FILTER

public static final int SDO_FILTER
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SDO_NN

public static final int SDO_NN
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Constructor Detail

ExpressionOperator

public ExpressionOperator()
ADVANCED: Create a new operator.


ExpressionOperator

public ExpressionOperator(int selector,
                          java.util.Vector newDatabaseStrings)
ADVANCED: Create a new operator with the given name(s) and strings to print.

Method Detail

addOperator

public static void addOperator(ExpressionOperator exOperator)
ADVANCED: Add an operator to the global list of operators.


bePostfix

public void bePostfix()
ADVANCED: Tell the operator to be postfix, i.e. its strings start printing after those of its first argument.


bePrefix

public void bePrefix()
ADVANCED: Tell the operator to be pretfix, i.e. its strings start printing before those of its first argument.


getStringVal

public static ExpressionOperator getStringVal()

getNumberVal

public static ExpressionOperator getNumberVal()

isFragment

public static ExpressionOperator isFragment()

getAllOperators

public static java.util.Map getAllOperators()
ADVANCED: Return the hashtable of all operators.


getType

public int getType()
ADVANCED: Return the type of function. This must be one of the static function types defined in this class.


isAggregateOperator

public boolean isAggregateOperator()
Aggregate functions are function in the select such as COUNT.


isComparisonOperator

public boolean isComparisonOperator()
Comparison functions are functions such as = and >.


isFunctionOperator

public boolean isFunctionOperator()
General functions are any normal function such as UPPER.


isLogicalOperator

public boolean isLogicalOperator()
Logical functions are functions such as and and or.


isOrderOperator

public boolean isOrderOperator()
Order functions are used in the order by such as ASC.


isPrefix

public boolean isPrefix()
ADVANCED: Return true if this is a prefix operator.


printsAs

public void printsAs(java.lang.String s)
ADVANCED: Set the single string for this operator.


printsAs

public void printsAs(java.util.Vector dbStrings)
ADVANCED: Set the strings for this operator.


printsJavaAs

public void printsJavaAs(java.lang.String s)
ADVANCED: Set the single string for this operator.


printsJavaAs

public void printsJavaAs(java.util.Vector dbStrings)
ADVANCED: Set the strings for this operator.


setArgumentIndices

public void setArgumentIndices(int[] indices)
ADVANCED: Set the array of indexes to use when building the SQL function.


setNodeClass

public void setNodeClass(java.lang.Class nodeClass)
ADVANCED: Set the node class for this operator. For user-defined functions this is set automatically but can be changed.

A list of Operator types, an example, and the node class used follows.

LogicalOperator AND LogicalExpression

ComparisonOperator <> RelationExpression

AggregateOperator COUNT FunctionExpression

OrderOperator ASCENDING "

FunctionOperator RTRIM "

Node classes given belong to oracle.toplink.internal.expressions.


setType

public void setType(int type)
ADVANCED: Set the type of function. This must be one of the static function types defined in this class.


toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Print a debug representation of this operator.

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object

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