4.3.3.2 PredicateOperand

4.3.3.2.1 Synopsis

 public interface PredicateOperand {
// Public Methods  public abstract Predicate between(PredicateOperand lower,
                                    PredicateOperand upper);
  public abstract Predicate equal(PredicateOperand other);
  public abstract Predicate greaterEqual(PredicateOperand other);
  public abstract Predicate greaterThan(PredicateOperand other);
  public abstract Predicate in(PredicateOperand other);
  public abstract Predicate isNotNull();
  public abstract Predicate isNull();
  public abstract Predicate lessEqual(PredicateOperand other);
  public abstract Predicate lessThan(PredicateOperand other);
  public abstract Predicate like(PredicateOperand other);
}

4.3.3.2.2 between(PredicateOperand, PredicateOperand)

public abstract Predicate between(PredicateOperand lower,
                                  PredicateOperand upper);

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to another using "between" semantics.

Table 4.104 between(PredicateOperand, PredicateOperand)

Parameter	Description
lower	another PredicateOperand
upper	another PredicateOperand
return	a new Predicate

4.3.3.2.3 equal(PredicateOperand)

public abstract Predicate equal(PredicateOperand other);

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to another using "equal to" semantics.

Table 4.105 equal(PredicateOperand)

Parameter	Description
other	the other PredicateOperand
return	a new Predicate

4.3.3.2.4 greaterEqual(PredicateOperand)

public abstract Predicate greaterEqual(PredicateOperand other);

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to another using "greater than or equal to" semantics.

Table 4.106 greaterEqual(PredicateOperand)

Parameter	Description
other	the other PredicateOperand
return	a new Predicate

4.3.3.2.5 greaterThan(PredicateOperand)

public abstract Predicate greaterThan(PredicateOperand other);

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to another using "greater than" semantics.

Table 4.107 greaterThan(PredicateOperand)

Parameter	Description
other	the other PredicateOperand
return	a new Predicate

4.3.3.2.6 in(PredicateOperand)

public abstract Predicate in(PredicateOperand other);

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to a collection of values using "in" semantics.

Table 4.108 in(PredicateOperand)

Parameter	Description
other	another PredicateOperand
return	a new Predicate

4.3.3.2.7 isNotNull()

public abstract Predicate isNotNull();

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to not null.

Table 4.109 isNotNull()

Parameter	Description
return	a new Predicate

4.3.3.2.8 isNull()

public abstract Predicate isNull();

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to null.

Table 4.110 isNull()

Parameter	Description
return	a new Predicate

4.3.3.2.9 lessEqual(PredicateOperand)

public abstract Predicate lessEqual(PredicateOperand other);

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to another using "less than or equal to" semantics.

Table 4.111 lessEqual(PredicateOperand)

Parameter	Description
other	the other PredicateOperand
return	a new Predicate

4.3.3.2.10 lessThan(PredicateOperand)

public abstract Predicate lessThan(PredicateOperand other);

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to another using "less than" semantics.

Table 4.112 lessThan(PredicateOperand)

Parameter	Description
other	the other PredicateOperand
return	a new Predicate

4.3.3.2.11 like(PredicateOperand)

public abstract Predicate like(PredicateOperand other);

Return a Predicate representing comparing this to another using "like" semantics.

Table 4.113 like(PredicateOperand)

Parameter	Description
other	another PredicateOperand
return	a new Predicate