oracle.javatools.db.sql
Interface AliasFragment

All Superinterfaces:

Copyable, DBObject, DynamicPropertySet, SQLFragment

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAliasFragment

public interface AliasFragment

extends SQLFragment

SQLFragment that consists of an expression and an alias.

Since:

10.1.3

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.sql.SQLFragment

FROM, GROUPBY, HAVING, ORDERBY, SELECT, TYPE, WHERE

Fields inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.DBObject

COMMENT

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAlias() Returns the alias portion of this SQLFragment.
SQLFragment	getExpression() Returns the expression portion of this SQLFragment.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns a String that can be used to alias columns that depend on this fragment.
java.lang.String	getSQLText() Returns the entire fragment (expression plus alias).
java.lang.String	getUsableAlias() Deprecated. - use getName()
void	setAlias(java.lang.String alias) Sets the alias portion of this SQLFragment.
void	setExpression(SQLFragment exp) Sets the expression portion of this SQLFragment.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.sql.SQLFragment

getChildren, getParent, setParent

Methods inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.DBObject

copyTo, findOwnedObject, getID, getOwnedObjects, getOwnedObjects, getReferenceIDs, getType, replaceReferenceIDs, setID, setName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.javatools.util.DynamicPropertySet

getProperties, getProperty, getProperty, setProperties, setProperty

Method Detail

getAlias

public java.lang.String getAlias()

Returns the alias portion of this SQLFragment.

setAlias

public void setAlias(java.lang.String alias)

Sets the alias portion of this SQLFragment.

getExpression

public SQLFragment getExpression()

Returns the expression portion of this SQLFragment.

setExpression

public void setExpression(SQLFragment exp)

Sets the expression portion of this SQLFragment.

getSQLText

public java.lang.String getSQLText()

Returns the entire fragment (expression plus alias).

Specified by:

getSQLText in interface SQLFragment

Returns:

a string representing the SQL text for this object.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns a String that can be used to alias columns that depend on this fragment.

Specified by:

getName in interface DBObject

Returns:

the alias if there is one, otherwise the expression text.

getUsableAlias

public java.lang.String getUsableAlias()

Deprecated. - use getName()