From (JavaDocs for mmm-entity-bean 0.1.1)

java.lang.Object
- io.github.mmm.marshall.AbstractMarshallingObject
- - io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractClause
  - - io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractTypedClause<E,SELF>
    - - io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractEntityClause<E,SELF>
      - io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractEntitiesClause<E,SELF>
        
        io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.From<E,SELF>

Type Parameters:

E - type of the entity.

SELF - type of this class itself.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Clause, MainClause<E>, TypedClause<E>, io.github.mmm.marshall.MarshallableObject, io.github.mmm.marshall.Marshaller<Object>, io.github.mmm.marshall.Marshalling<Object>, io.github.mmm.marshall.MarshallingObject, io.github.mmm.marshall.UnmarshallableObject, io.github.mmm.marshall.Unmarshaller<Object>

Direct Known Subclasses:

DeleteFrom, SelectFrom
```
public abstract class From<E extends EntityBean,SELF extends From<E,SELF>>
extends AbstractEntitiesClause<E,SELF>
implements MainClause<E>
```
A From-Clause of an SQL Statement such as Select or Delete.

Since:

1.0.0

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String NAME_FROM
Name of From for marshaling.
- Fields inherited from class io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractEntitiesClause
  NAME_ADDITIONAL_ENTITIES
- Fields inherited from class io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractEntityClause
  entity, NAME_ALIAS, NAME_ENTITY

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected From(E entity)
The constructor.

protected From(E entity, String entityName)
The constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected String`	`getMarshallingName()`
`abstract Where<E,?>`	`where(io.github.mmm.property.criteria.CriteriaPredicate predicate)`
`abstract Where<E,?>`	`where(io.github.mmm.property.criteria.CriteriaPredicate... predicates)`

Methods inherited from class io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractEntitiesClause
and, and, and, and, getAdditionalEntities, readProperty, writeProperties

Methods inherited from class io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractEntityClause
as, getAlias, getEntity, getEntityName, setEntityName

Methods inherited from class io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractTypedClause
self

Methods inherited from class io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.AbstractClause
toString

Methods inherited from class io.github.mmm.marshall.AbstractMarshallingObject
read, write

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

Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.Clause
isOmit

Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.entity.bean.sql.MainClause
get

Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.marshall.MarshallableObject
write, writeObject

Methods inherited from interface io.github.mmm.marshall.UnmarshallableObject
read, readObject

- Field Detail
  - NAME_FROM
```
public static final String NAME_FROM
```
    Name of From for marshaling.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - From
```
protected From(E entity)
```
    The constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entity - the entity to operate on.
  - From
```
protected From(E entity,
               String entityName)
```
    The constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entity - the entity to operate on.
    
    entityName - the entity name.
- Method Detail
  - getMarshallingName
```
protected String getMarshallingName()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getMarshallingName in class AbstractClause
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the property for this clause.
  - where
```
public abstract Where<E,?> where(io.github.mmm.property.criteria.CriteriaPredicate predicate)
```
    Parameters:
    
    predicate - the CriteriaPredicate to add as Where-clause.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Where-Clause for fluent API calls.
  - where
```
public abstract Where<E,?> where(io.github.mmm.property.criteria.CriteriaPredicate... predicates)
```
    Parameters:
    
    predicates - the CriteriaPredicates to add as Where-clause. They will be combined with AND.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Where-Clause for fluent API calls.