org.apache.cayenne.query

Class QueryChain

java.lang.Object

org.apache.cayenne.query.QueryChain

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Query

public class QueryChain
extends Object
implements Query

A Query decorator for a collection of other queries. Note that QueryChain will always return DataRows (that is if it returns data), as it has no way of knowing how to convert the results to objects.

Since:

1.2

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Collection<Query>	chain
protected DataMap	dataMap Deprecated.
protected String	name Deprecated.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
QueryChain() Creates an empty QueryChain.
QueryChain(Collection<? extends Query> queries) Creates a new QueryChain with a collection of Queries.
QueryChain(Query[] queries) Creates a new QueryChain out of an array of queries.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addQuery(Query query) Adds a query to the chain.
SQLAction	createSQLAction(SQLActionVisitor visitor) Throws an exception as execution should've been delegated to the queries contained in the chain.
DataMap	getDataMap() Deprecated.
QueryMetadata	getMetaData(EntityResolver resolver) Returns default metadata.
String	getName() Deprecated.
boolean	isEmpty()
boolean	removeQuery(Query query) Removes a query from the chain, returning true if the query was indeed present in the chain and was removed.
void	route(QueryRouter router, EntityResolver resolver, Query substitutedQuery) Delegates routing to each individual query in the chain.
void	setDataMap(DataMap dataMap) Deprecated.
void	setName(String name) Deprecated.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

chain

protected Collection<Query> chain

name

@Deprecated
protected String name

Deprecated.

dataMap

@Deprecated
protected DataMap dataMap

Deprecated.

Since:

3.1

Constructor Detail

QueryChain

public QueryChain()

Creates an empty QueryChain.

QueryChain

public QueryChain(Query[] queries)

Creates a new QueryChain out of an array of queries.

QueryChain

public QueryChain(Collection<? extends Query> queries)

Creates a new QueryChain with a collection of Queries.

Method Detail

addQuery

public void addQuery(Query query)

Adds a query to the chain.

removeQuery

public boolean removeQuery(Query query)

Removes a query from the chain, returning true if the query was indeed present in the chain and was removed.

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

route

public void route(QueryRouter router,
                  EntityResolver resolver,
                  Query substitutedQuery)

Delegates routing to each individual query in the chain. If there is no queries, this method does nothing.

Specified by:

route in interface Query

createSQLAction

public SQLAction createSQLAction(SQLActionVisitor visitor)

Throws an exception as execution should've been delegated to the queries contained in the chain.

Specified by:

createSQLAction in interface Query

getName

@Deprecated
public String getName()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Query

Returns a symbolic name of the query. The name is normally used as a key to find queries stored in the DataMap.

Specified by:

getName in interface Query

setName

@Deprecated
public void setName(String name)

Deprecated.

getDataMap

@Deprecated
public DataMap getDataMap()

Deprecated.

Specified by:

getDataMap in interface Query

Since:

3.1

setDataMap

@Deprecated
public void setDataMap(DataMap dataMap)

Deprecated.

Since:

3.1

getMetaData

public QueryMetadata getMetaData(EntityResolver resolver)

Returns default metadata.

Specified by:

getMetaData in interface Query