org.hibernate.criterion
Class MatchMode

java.lang.Object
  org.hibernate.criterion.MatchMode

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public abstract class MatchMode
extends Object
implements Serializable

Represents an strategy for matching strings using "like".

Author:

Gavin King

See Also:

Example.enableLike(MatchMode), Serialized Form

Field Summary

static MatchMode	ANYWHERE Match the pattern anywhere in the string
static MatchMode	END Match the end of the string to the pattern
static MatchMode	EXACT Match the entire string to the pattern
static MatchMode	START Match the start of the string to the pattern

Constructor Summary

protected

MatchMode(String name)

Method Summary

abstract String	toMatchString(String pattern) convert the pattern, by appending/prepending "%"
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

EXACT

public static final MatchMode EXACT

Match the entire string to the pattern

START

public static final MatchMode START

Match the start of the string to the pattern

END

public static final MatchMode END

Match the end of the string to the pattern

ANYWHERE

public static final MatchMode ANYWHERE

Match the pattern anywhere in the string

Constructor Detail

MatchMode

protected MatchMode(String name)

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

toMatchString

public abstract String toMatchString(String pattern)

convert the pattern, by appending/prepending "%"