net.sf.mmm.util.query.api.argument

Interface StringArgument

All Superinterfaces:

Argument<String>

All Known Subinterfaces:

AbstractStringArgument, StringPath

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConstantStringArgument, StringPathImpl

public interface StringArgument
extends Argument<String>

Extends Argument to build an Expression of String value(s).

Since:

8.0.0

Author:

hohwille

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Expression	like(String pattern)
Expression	like(String pattern, char escape)

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.mmm.util.query.api.argument.Argument

eq, eq, evaluate, getValue, getValuePath, in, in, isConstant, isNotNull, isNull, neq, neq, notIn, notIn

Method Detail

like

Expression like(String pattern)

Parameters:

pattern - the like value pattern to match. Use percent (%) to match any substring (including empty string) and underscore (_) to match any single character.

escape - the escape character.

Returns:

an Expression for this == true.

like

Expression like(String pattern,
                char escape)

Parameters:

pattern - the like value pattern to match. Use percent (%) to match any substring (including empty string) and underscore (_) to match any single character.

escape - the escape character to escape % and _ (e.g. the backslash '\\').

Returns:

an Expression for this == true.