org.refcodes.criteria

Class CriteriaByDeclaration

java.lang.Object

org.refcodes.criteria.CriteriaByDeclaration

public class CriteriaByDeclaration
extends Object

DeclarativeCreteria is a utility class which may be statically imported in order to allow declarative definitions of Criteria trees. In the Java code this may look as follows (simplified):

import static org.refcodes.criteria.-DeclarativeCriteria.*;

...

Criteria theCriteria = and( or( equalWith( "City", "Berlin" ), equalWith( "City", "Munich" ) ), equalWith( "Surname", "Miller" ) );

...

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static AndCriteria	and(Criteria... aChildren) Creates an AND CriteriaNode containing the provided Criteria children.
static <T> EqualWithCriteria<T>	equalWith(String aKey, T aValue) Creates an EQUAL WITH ("=") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.
static <T> GreaterOrEqualThanCriteria<T>	greaterOrEqualThan(String aKey, T aValue) Creates an GREATER OR EQUAL THAN (">=") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.
static <T> GreaterThanCriteria<T>	greaterThan(String aKey, T aValue) Creates an GREATER THAN (">") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.
static IntersectWithCriteria	intersectWith(Criteria... aChildren) Creates an INTERSECT CriteriaNode containing the provided Criteria children.
static <T> LessOrEqualThanCriteria<T>	lessOrEqualThan(String aKey, T aValue) Creates an LESS OR EQUAL THAN ("<=") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.
static <T> LessThanCriteria<T>	lessThan(String aKey, T aValue) Creates an LESS THAN CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.
static NotCriteria	not(Criteria aCriteria) Creates a NOT CriteriaNode containing the provided Criteria child.
static <T> NotEqualWithCriteria<T>	notEqualWith(String aKey, T aValue) Creates a NOT EQUAL WITH ("<>") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.
static OrCriteria	or(Criteria... aChildren) Creates an OR CriteriaNode containing the provided Criteria children.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

and

public static AndCriteria and(Criteria... aChildren)

Creates an AND CriteriaNode containing the provided Criteria children.

Parameters:

aChildren - The Criteria children to be contained in the AND CriteriaNode.

Returns:

The AND CriteriaNode.

equalWith

public static <T> EqualWithCriteria<T> equalWith(String aKey,
                                                 T aValue)

Creates an EQUAL WITH ("=") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the CriteriaLeaf's value.

Parameters:

aKey - The key on which the reference value is to be applied.

aValue - The reference value to be applied on the key.

Returns:

The EQUAL WITH CriteriaLeaf.

greaterOrEqualThan

public static <T> GreaterOrEqualThanCriteria<T> greaterOrEqualThan(String aKey,
                                                                   T aValue)

Creates an GREATER OR EQUAL THAN (">=") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the CriteriaLeaf's value.

Parameters:

aKey - The key on which the reference value is to be applied.

aValue - The reference value to be applied on the key.

Returns:

The GREATER OR EQUAL THAN CriteriaLeaf.

greaterThan

public static <T> GreaterThanCriteria<T> greaterThan(String aKey,
                                                     T aValue)

Creates an GREATER THAN (">") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the CriteriaLeaf's value.

Parameters:

aKey - The key on which the reference value is to be applied.

aValue - The reference value to be applied on the key.

Returns:

The GREATER THAN CriteriaLeaf.

intersectWith

public static IntersectWithCriteria intersectWith(Criteria... aChildren)

Creates an INTERSECT CriteriaNode containing the provided Criteria children.

Parameters:

aChildren - The Criteria children to be contained in the INTERSECT CriteriaNode.

Returns:

The INTERSECT CriteriaNode.

lessOrEqualThan

public static <T> LessOrEqualThanCriteria<T> lessOrEqualThan(String aKey,
                                                             T aValue)

Creates an LESS OR EQUAL THAN ("<=") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the CriteriaLeaf's value.

Parameters:

aKey - The key on which the reference value is to be applied.

aValue - The reference value to be applied on the key.

Returns:

The LESS OR EQUAL THAN CriteriaLeaf.

lessThan

public static <T> LessThanCriteria<T> lessThan(String aKey,
                                               T aValue)

Creates an LESS THAN CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the CriteriaLeaf's value.

Parameters:

aKey - The key on which the reference value is to be applied.

aValue - The reference value to be applied on the key.

Returns:

The LESS THAN CriteriaLeaf.

not

public static NotCriteria not(Criteria aCriteria)

Creates a NOT CriteriaNode containing the provided Criteria child.

Parameters:

aCriteria - The Criteria child to be contained in the NOT CriteriaNode.

Returns:

The NOT CriteriaNode.

or

public static OrCriteria or(Criteria... aChildren)

Creates an OR CriteriaNode containing the provided Criteria children.

Parameters:

aChildren - The Criteria children to be contained in the OR CriteriaNode.

Returns:

The OR CriteriaNode.

notEqualWith

public static <T> NotEqualWithCriteria<T> notEqualWith(String aKey,
                                                       T aValue)

Creates a NOT EQUAL WITH ("<>") CriteriaLeaf expression relating to the given key and the given reference value.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the CriteriaLeaf's value.

Parameters:

aKey - The key on which the reference value is to be applied.

aValue - The reference value to be applied on the key.

Returns:

The NOT EQUAL WITH CriteriaLeaf.