net.sf.mmm.util.query.api.path

Interface PathFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

BooleanPath, CollectionPath<V,E>, ComparablePath<V>, EntityAlias<E>, EntityBeanPath<V>, ListPath<E>, MapPath<K,V>, NumberPath<V>, Path<V>, PathRoot<E>, SetPath<E>, StringPath

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPathFactory, AbstractPathRoot, Alias, BooleanPathImpl, CollectionPathImpl, ComparablePathImpl, EntityBeanPathImpl, ListPathImpl, MapPathImpl, NumberPathImpl, PathImpl, SetPathImpl, StringPathImpl

public interface PathFactory

This is the abstract interface for a factory to create instances of Path and its sub-types. An instance of PathFactory is either a Path itself or a PathRoot.

Since:

8.0.0

Author:

hohwille

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<V extends EntityBean> Path<V>	to(LinkProperty<V> property)
BooleanPath	to(ReadableBooleanProperty property)
<E> ListPath<E>	to(ReadableListProperty<E> property)
<K,V> MapPath<K,V>	to(ReadableMapProperty<K,V> property)
<V extends Number & Comparable<?>> NumberPath<V>	to(ReadableNumberProperty<V> property)
<V> Path<V>	to(ReadableProperty<V> property)
<E> SetPath<E>	to(ReadableSetProperty<E> property)
StringPath	to(ReadableStringProperty property)

Method Detail

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<V> Path<V> to(ReadableProperty<V> property)

Type Parameters:

V - the generic type of the property value.

Parameters:

property - the property to append.

Returns:

the new Path resulting from joining the given property.

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BooleanPath to(ReadableBooleanProperty property)

Parameters:

property - the property to append.

Returns:

the new Path resulting from joining the given property.

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StringPath to(ReadableStringProperty property)

Parameters:

property - the property to append.

Returns:

the new Path resulting from joining the given property.

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<V extends Number & Comparable<?>> NumberPath<V> to(ReadableNumberProperty<V> property)

Type Parameters:

V - the generic type of the property value.

Parameters:

property - the property to append.

Returns:

the new Path resulting from joining the given property.

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<E> ListPath<E> to(ReadableListProperty<E> property)

Type Parameters:

E - the generic type of the list elements.

Parameters:

property - the property to append.

Returns:

the new Path resulting from joining the given property.

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<E> SetPath<E> to(ReadableSetProperty<E> property)

Type Parameters:

E - the generic type of the set elements.

Parameters:

property - the property to append.

Returns:

the new Path resulting from joining the given property.

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<K,V> MapPath<K,V> to(ReadableMapProperty<K,V> property)

Type Parameters:

K - the generic type of the keys.

V - the generic type of the values.

Parameters:

property - the property to append.

Returns:

the new Path resulting from joining the given property.

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<V extends EntityBean> Path<V> to(LinkProperty<V> property)

Type Parameters:

V - the generic type of the property value.

Parameters:

property - the property to append.

Returns:

the new Path resulting from joining the given property.