org.mmbase.storage.search
Interface FieldConstraint

All Superinterfaces:

Constraint

All Known Subinterfaces:

CompareFieldsConstraint, FieldCompareConstraint, FieldNullConstraint, FieldValueBetweenConstraint, FieldValueConstraint, FieldValueDateConstraint, FieldValueInConstraint, StringSearchConstraint

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicCompareFieldsConstraint, BasicFieldCompareConstraint, BasicFieldConstraint, BasicFieldNullConstraint, BasicFieldValueBetweenConstraint, BasicFieldValueConstraint, BasicFieldValueDateConstraint, BasicFieldValueInConstraint, BasicStringSearchConstraint

public interface FieldConstraint

extends Constraint

A constraint on a stepfield.

Since:

MMBase-1.7

Version:

$Id: FieldConstraint.java,v 1.2 2003/03/10 11:50:46 pierre Exp $

Author:

Rob van Maris

Method Summary

StepField	getField() Gets the associated stepfield.
boolean	isCaseSensitive() Tests if a the string comparison is case sensitive.

Methods inherited from interface org.mmbase.storage.search.Constraint

equals, getBasicSupportLevel, hashCode, isInverse

Method Detail

getField

public StepField getField()

Gets the associated stepfield.

isCaseSensitive

public boolean isCaseSensitive()

Tests if a the string comparison is case sensitive. This property is ignored if the associated field is not of string type.