Class Variable

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

    public final class Variable
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable
    This represents a column name that may be qualified. This object encapsulated a column name that can be fully qualified in the system. Such uses of this object would not typically be used against any context. For example, it would not be desirable to use ColumnName in DataTableDef because the column names contained in DataTableDef are within a known context. This object is intended for use within parser processes where free standing column names with potentially no context are required.

    NOTE: This object is NOT immutable.

    Author:
    Tobias Downer
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Variable​(TableName table_name, java.lang.String column_name)
      Constructs the ColumnName.
      Variable​(Variable v)  
      Variable​(java.lang.String column_name)  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.Object clone()
      Performs a deep clone of this object.
      int compareTo​(java.lang.Object ob)
      Comparable.
      boolean equals​(java.lang.Object ob)
      Equality.
      java.lang.String getName()
      Returns the column name context.
      TableName getTableName()
      Returns the TableName context.
      int hashCode()
      Hash code.
      static Variable resolve​(TableName tname, java.lang.String name)
      Attempts to resolve a string '[table_name].[column]' to a Variable instance.
      static Variable resolve​(java.lang.String name)
      Attempts to resolve a string '[table_name].[column]' to a Variable instance.
      Variable resolveTableName​(TableName tablen)
      Returns a ColumnName that is resolved against a table name context only if the ColumnName is unknown in this object.
      Variable set​(Variable from)
      Sets this Variable object with information from the given Variable.
      void setColumnName​(java.lang.String column_name)
      Sets the column name of this variable.
      void setTableName​(TableName tname)
      Sets the TableName of this variable.
      java.lang.String toString()
      To string.
      java.lang.String toTechString()
      To a differently formatted string.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • Variable

        public Variable​(TableName table_name,
                        java.lang.String column_name)
        Constructs the ColumnName.
      • Variable

        public Variable​(java.lang.String column_name)
      • Variable

        public Variable​(Variable v)
    • Method Detail

      • getTableName

        public TableName getTableName()
        Returns the TableName context.
      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
        Returns the column name context.
      • resolve

        public static Variable resolve​(java.lang.String name)
        Attempts to resolve a string '[table_name].[column]' to a Variable instance.
      • resolve

        public static Variable resolve​(TableName tname,
                                       java.lang.String name)
        Attempts to resolve a string '[table_name].[column]' to a Variable instance. If the table name does not exist, or the table name schema is not specified, then the schema/table name is copied from the given object.
      • resolveTableName

        public Variable resolveTableName​(TableName tablen)
        Returns a ColumnName that is resolved against a table name context only if the ColumnName is unknown in this object.
      • set

        public Variable set​(Variable from)
        Sets this Variable object with information from the given Variable.
      • setColumnName

        public void setColumnName​(java.lang.String column_name)
        Sets the column name of this variable. This should be used if the variable is resolved from one form to another.
      • setTableName

        public void setTableName​(TableName tname)
        Sets the TableName of this variable.
      • clone

        public java.lang.Object clone()
                               throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException
        Performs a deep clone of this object.
        Overrides:
        clone in class java.lang.Object
        Throws:
        java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException
      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        To string.
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
      • toTechString

        public java.lang.String toTechString()
        To a differently formatted string.
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object ob)
        Equality.
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object
      • compareTo

        public int compareTo​(java.lang.Object ob)
        Comparable.
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Hash code.
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class java.lang.Object