org.mmbase.storage.search
Interface LegacyConstraint

All Superinterfaces:

Constraint

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicLegacyConstraint

public interface LegacyConstraint

extends Constraint

Constraint represented by a string, as it appears in the where-clause of an SQL query.

This constraint type is provided for the sole purpose of aligning existing legacy code with the new search query framework, and will eventually be phased out.

Since:

MMBase-1.7

Version:

$Id: LegacyConstraint.java,v 1.2 2003/03/10 11:50:48 pierre Exp $

Author:

Rob van Maris

Method Summary

String	getConstraint() Gets the constraint.
String	toString() Returns a string representation of this LegacyConstraint.

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

equals, getBasicSupportLevel, hashCode, isInverse

Method Detail

getConstraint

public String getConstraint()

Gets the constraint.

Returns:

The constraint as it appears in the where-clause.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this LegacyConstraint. The string representation has the form "LegacyConstraint(inverse:<:inverse>, field:<field>, constraint:<constraint>)" where

• <inverse>is the value returned by isInverse()
• <constraint> is the value returned by getConstraint()

Returns:

A string representation of this LegacyConstraint.