oracle.toplink.history
Class AsOfClause

java.lang.Object
  oracle.toplink.history.AsOfClause

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AsOfSCNClause

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

Purpose:Wraps an immutable value for a past time. A session, query, or expression can be as of a past time.

For Oracle 9R2 Flasback corresponds to the sub clause which appears between the table and alias name in the FROM clause: SELECT ... FROM EMPLOYEE AS OF TIMESTAMP (value) t0, ...

For generic historical schema support, a special criteria can be added to the where clause for each table in a select: ((t0.ROW_START <= value) AND ((t0.END IS NULL) OR (t1.END > value)))

Responsibilities:

• By default AsOfClause is a timestamp. To specify a system change number use AsOfSCNClause.
• For Oracle 9R2 Flashback prints the correct AS OF clause before the alias name in the FROM clause.
• Read-only: the wrapped value can not change.

Since:

OracleAS TopLink 10g (10.0.3)

See Also:

Expression.asOf(AsOfClause), oracle.toplink.queryframework.ObjectLevelReadQuery#asOf(AsOfClause), oracle.toplink.sessions.Session#acquireSessionAsOf(AsOfClause), HistoryPolicy, Serialized Form

Field Summary

static AsOfClause

NO_CLAUSE

Constructor Summary

AsOfClause(java.util.Calendar calendar)

AsOfClause(java.util.Date date)

AsOfClause(Expression expression)

AsOfClause(long time)

AsOfClause(java.lang.Long time)

AsOfClause(java.sql.Timestamp timestamp)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getValue() The past time represented by the receiver.
boolean	isAsOfSCNClause() Indicates that value is a system change number or an expression evaluating to one.
boolean	isUniversal() Answers if this is a UniversalAsOfClause, one to be applied to the entire selection criteria.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

NO_CLAUSE

public static final AsOfClause NO_CLAUSE

Constructor Detail

AsOfClause

public AsOfClause(java.util.Date date)

AsOfClause

public AsOfClause(java.sql.Timestamp timestamp)

AsOfClause

public AsOfClause(java.util.Calendar calendar)

AsOfClause

public AsOfClause(long time)

AsOfClause

public AsOfClause(java.lang.Long time)

AsOfClause

public AsOfClause(Expression expression)

Method Detail

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

The past time represented by the receiver. Either a timestamp, a system change number, or an Expression.

isAsOfSCNClause

public boolean isAsOfSCNClause()

Indicates that value is a system change number or an expression evaluating to one.

In Oracle the value will have to be printed using the syntax AS OF SCN(value) instead of AS OF TIMESTAMP(value).

See Also:

AsOfSCNClause

isUniversal

public boolean isUniversal()

Answers if this is a UniversalAsOfClause, one to be applied to the entire selection criteria.

Used when a query is made as of a past time.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object