Class Select


  • public class Select
    extends Statement
    Logic for interpreting an SQL SELECT statement.
    Author:
    Tobias Downer
    • Constructor Detail

      • Select

        public Select()
    • Method Detail

      • prepare

        public void prepare()
                     throws DatabaseException
        Prepares the select statement with a Database object. This sets up internal state so that it correctly maps to a database. Also, this checks format to ensure there are no run-time syntax problems. This must be called because we 'evaluate' the statement.

        NOTE: Care must be taken to ensure that all methods called here are safe in as far as modifications to the data occuring. The rules for safety should be as follows. If the database is in EXCLUSIVE mode, then we need to wait until it's switched back to SHARED mode before this method is called. All collection of information done here should not involve any table state info. except for column count, column names, column types, etc. Queries such as obtaining the row count, selectable scheme information, and certainly 'getCellContents' must never be called during prepare. When prepare finishes, the affected tables are locked and the query ia safe to 'evaluate' at which time table state is safe to inspect.

        Specified by:
        prepare in class Statement
        Throws:
        DatabaseException
      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Outputs information for debugging.
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object