Identifier (arcadedb-engine 22.1.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.arcadedb.query.sql.parser.SimpleNode
- - com.arcadedb.query.sql.parser.Identifier

All Implemented Interfaces:

Node
```
public class Identifier
extends SimpleNode
```
This class is used to represent all the indentifies in the SQL grammar, ie. class names, property names, index names, variables and so on so forth.
Instances of this class are immutable and can be recycled multiple times in the same or in different queries.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected boolean`	`internalAlias`	set to true by the query executor/optimizer for internally generated aliases for query optimization
`protected boolean`	`quoted`
`protected String`	`value`

Fields inherited from class com.arcadedb.query.sql.parser.SimpleNode
children, firstToken, id, lastToken, parent, parser

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`Identifier(int id)`
	`Identifier(Identifier copyFrom, boolean quoted)`
	`Identifier(SqlParser p, int id)`
	`Identifier(String content)`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Identifier`	`copy()`
`static Identifier`	`deserialize(Result fromResult)`
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`String`	`getStringValue()`	returns the plain string representation of this identifier, with quoting removed from back-ticks
`String`	`getValue()`	returns the value as is, with back-ticks quoted with backslash
`int`	`hashCode()`
`Result`	`serialize()`
`String`	`toString()`
`String`	`toString(String prefix)`
`void`	`toString(Map<String,Object> params, StringBuilder builder)`

Methods inherited from class com.arcadedb.query.sql.parser.SimpleNode
childrenAccept, dump, jjtAccept, jjtAddChild, jjtClose, jjtGetChild, jjtGetFirstToken, jjtGetLastToken, jjtGetNumChildren, jjtGetParent, jjtGetValue, jjtOpen, jjtSetFirstToken, jjtSetLastToken, jjtSetParent, jjtSetValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail
- value
```
protected String value
```
- quoted
```
protected boolean quoted
```
- internalAlias
```
protected boolean internalAlias
```
  set to true by the query executor/optimizer for internally generated aliases for query optimization

Constructor Detail

Identifier

public Identifier(Identifier copyFrom,
                  boolean quoted)

Identifier
```
public Identifier(String content)
```

Identifier
```
protected Identifier(int id)
```

Identifier

public Identifier(SqlParser p,
                  int id)

Method Detail
- deserialize
```
public static Identifier deserialize(Result fromResult)
```
- getValue
```
public String getValue()
```
  returns the value as is, with back-ticks quoted with backslash
  
  Overrides:
  
  getValue in class SimpleNode
  
  Returns:
- getStringValue
```
public String getStringValue()
```
  returns the plain string representation of this identifier, with quoting removed from back-ticks
  
  Returns:
- toString
```
public String toString(String prefix)
```
  Overrides:
  
  toString in class SimpleNode
- toString
```
public String toString()
```
  Overrides:
  
  toString in class SimpleNode
- toString
```
public void toString(Map<String,Object> params,
                     StringBuilder builder)
```
  Overrides:
  
  toString in class SimpleNode
- copy
```
public Identifier copy()
```
  Overrides:
  
  copy in class SimpleNode
- equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
  Overrides:
  
  equals in class Object
- hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
  Overrides:
  
  hashCode in class Object
- serialize
```
public Result serialize()
```