org.jminor.framework.db.condition

Interface EntityCondition

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

EntitySelectCondition

public interface EntityCondition
extends java.io.Serializable

A class encapsulating query condition parameters for querying a set of entities.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Condition	getCondition(Entity.Definition definition)
java.lang.String	getEntityId()
java.lang.String	getWhereClause(Entity.Definition definition) Returns a condition clause based on this Condition without the WHERE keyword, note that this clause contains the ? substitution character instead of actual values.

Method Detail

getEntityId

java.lang.String getEntityId()

Returns:

the entity ID

getCondition

Condition getCondition(Entity.Definition definition)

Parameters:

definition - the underlying entity definition

Returns:

the underlying Condition object, may not be null

getWhereClause

java.lang.String getWhereClause(Entity.Definition definition)

Returns a condition clause based on this Condition without the WHERE keyword, note that this clause contains the ? substitution character instead of actual values. Note that this method can return an empty string.

Parameters:

definition - the underlying entity definition

Returns:

a where clause based on this EntityCondition or an empty string if it does not represent a condition