4.3.3.4 QueryDefinition

QueryDefinition allows users to define queries.

4.3.3.4.1 Synopsis

 public interface QueryDefinition<E> {
// Public Methods  public abstract Predicate not(Predicate predicate);
  public abstract PredicateOperand param(String parameterName);
  public abstract QueryDefinition<E> where(Predicate predicate);
}

4.3.3.4.2 not(Predicate)

public abstract Predicate not(Predicate predicate);

Convenience method to negate a predicate.

Table 4.115 not(Predicate)

Parameter	Description
predicate	the predicate to negate
return	the inverted predicate

4.3.3.4.3 param(String)

public abstract PredicateOperand param(String parameterName);

Specify a parameter for the query.

Table 4.116 param(String)

Parameter	Description
parameterName	the name of the parameter
return	the PredicateOperand representing the parameter

4.3.3.4.4 where(Predicate)

public abstract QueryDefinition<E> where(Predicate predicate);

Specify the predicate to satisfy the query.

Table 4.117 where(Predicate)

Parameter	Description
predicate	the Predicate
return	this query definition