org.mmbase.storage.search

Interface FieldConstraint

All Superinterfaces:

Constraint

All Known Subinterfaces:

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

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicCompareFieldsConstraint, BasicFieldCompareConstraint, BasicFieldConstraint, BasicFieldNullConstraint, BasicFieldValueBetweenConstraint, BasicFieldValueConstraint, BasicFieldValueDateConstraint, BasicFieldValueInConstraint, BasicFieldValueInQueryConstraint, BasicFunctionValueConstraint, BasicStringSearchConstraint, RemoteCompareFieldsConstraint_Proxy, RemoteFieldCompareConstraint_Proxy, RemoteFieldConstraint_Proxy, RemoteFieldNullConstraint_Proxy, RemoteFieldValueBetweenConstraint_Proxy, RemoteFieldValueConstraint_Proxy, RemoteFieldValueInConstraint_Proxy, RemoteFieldValueInQueryConstraint_Proxy

public interface FieldConstraint
extends Constraint

A constraint on a stepfield.

Since:

MMBase-1.7

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Rob van Maris

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
StepField	getField() Gets the associated stepfield.
boolean	isCaseSensitive() Tests if a the string comparison is case sensitive.
boolean	matches(Object value) Determines whether a certain given value would match this constraint.

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

equals, getBasicSupportLevel, hashCode, isInverse, setUnmodifiable

Method Detail

getField

StepField getField()

Gets the associated stepfield.

isCaseSensitive

boolean isCaseSensitive()

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

matches

boolean matches(Object value)

Determines whether a certain given value would match this constraint.

Since:

MMBase-1.9.4