java.lang.Object
- org.tentackle.wurblet.WurbletArgument

All Implemented Interfaces:

WurbletArgumentOperand
```
public class WurbletArgument
extends java.lang.Object
implements WurbletArgumentOperand
```
A wurblet argument.
There are 4 WurbletArgumentTypes:
- property condition: refers to an Entity's Attribute that must meet a condition.
- property update: defines an Entity's Attribute that will be updated.
- property sorting: define the sorting according to an Entity's Attribute.
- load join: describes a Relation that will be eagerly loaded.
An argument is of the form:
[*|+|-][Relation|.Entity[.Relation...]][Attribute[#column][[name]]][:relop[:value|#value]]
- argument type:
  - default (missing): attribute as a condition or for update
  - + or -: sorting criteria (+ for ascending, - for descending)
  - *: load join
- relation-path: list of relations.
  Optional for conditions, required for load joins. Illegal for updates and sorting.
  If the current entity is a root-entity, the path starts with a dot and is followed by the name of a pointsToComponent, the pointsToComponent is replaced by its relation path, if there is only one path.
  For joins, the dots between the relations can be replaced by asterisks.
- attribute: a property of an entity.
  Required for conditions, updates, sorting. Illegal for joins.
- column: the optional column suffix or getter name for multi-column types. If missing and the multi-column type defines a default column, this column is taken. A * will explicitly select all columns.
- name: optional name of the method argument.
  Only allowed for conditions and updates.
- relop-expression: optional relop.
  Only allowed for conditions.
  Defaults to '='.
  The special relop ':null' will be translated to " IS NULL" and ':notnull' translated to " IS NOT NULL".
  ':like' will translated to " LIKE ". ':notlike' will be translated to " NOT LIKE ".
  The optional ':value' will be set as a '?'-parameter of the generated prepared statement. As an alternative, the value may be given as '#value' which will include the value literally in the SQL-string.
```
 Examples:
          poolId                      -> attribute=poolId, arg=poolId, relop="="
          poolId[from]:>=             -> attribute=poolId, arg=from, relop=">="
          code:=:"Hurrz"              -> attribute=code, relop="=", value="Hurz"
          code:=#"Hurrz"              -> attribute=code, relop="=", value="Hurz", literally=true

          +poolId -kurzname           -> ORDER BY pool_id ASC, kurzname DESC

          invoice.lines.currencyId    -> SQL WHERE condition for currency_id
          .InvoiceLine.currencyId     -> equivalent to the above

          *invoice.lines              -> joins the invoice pointsToComponent together with its lines
invoice*lines              -> equivalent to the above

 
```
Author:

harald

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`WurbletArgument(org.tentackle.model.Entity entity, int index, java.lang.String text, boolean expressionFinished, boolean argumentGroupingEnabled)`	Constructs a wurblet argument.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`WurbletArgumentType`	`getArgumentType()`	Gets the argument type.
`org.tentackle.model.Attribute`	`getAttribute()`	Gets the model attribute.
`java.lang.Integer`	`getColumnIndex()`	Gets the datatype column index.
`org.tentackle.model.Entity`	`getComponent()`	Gets the component that prepends the relation path.
`org.tentackle.sql.DataType<?>`	`getDataType()`	Gets the effective datatype of the attribute.
`org.tentackle.model.Entity`	`getEntity()`	Gets the entity the wurblet is applied to.
`java.util.Set<org.tentackle.model.Entity>`	`getExistsComponents()`	Gets the components for the current SQL EXISTS clause.
`java.util.Set<org.tentackle.model.Relation>`	`getExistsRelations()`	Sets the relations used within the current SQL EXISTS clause.
`java.util.List<org.tentackle.model.Relation>`	`getExpressionRelations()`	Gets the compacted relation path starting with the last component relation in chain, if any.
`int`	`getIndex()`	Gets the index within the wurblet anchor.
`java.lang.String`	`getJdbcValue()`	Gets the value to be used in JDBC prepared statements.
`java.lang.String`	`getMethodArgumentName()`	Gets the effective name of the method argument. This is ether the optionally defined `[name]` or the name of the `Attribute`.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Gets the optional name of the method argument.
`java.util.List<org.tentackle.model.Relation>`	`getRelations()`	Gets the relation path.
`java.lang.String`	`getRelop()`	Gets the relational operator.
`org.tentackle.model.SortType`	`getSortType()`	Gets the sorting type if this a sorting criteria argument.
`java.lang.String`	`getText()`	Gets the original text.
`java.lang.String`	`getValue()`	Gets the predefined value.
`boolean`	`isEndOfExistsClause()`	Returns whether this is the last argument of the current SQL EXISTS clause.
`boolean`	`isMethodArgument()`	Returns whether this is a method argument.
`boolean`	`isPath()`	Returns whether argument points to another entity.
`boolean`	`isValueLiterally()`	fixed value (directly put into sql-statement).
`void`	`setEndOfExistsClause(boolean endOfExistsClause)`	Sets whether this is the last argument of the current SQL EXISTS clause.
`void`	`setExistsComponents(java.util.Set<org.tentackle.model.Entity> existsComponents)`	Sets the components for the current SQL EXISTS clause.
`void`	`setExistsRelations(java.util.Set<org.tentackle.model.Relation> existsRelations)`	Sets the relations used within the current SQL EXISTS clause.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - WurbletArgument
```
public WurbletArgument(org.tentackle.model.Entity entity,
                       int index,
                       java.lang.String text,
                       boolean expressionFinished,
                       boolean argumentGroupingEnabled)
                throws org.wurbelizer.wurbel.WurbelException
```
    Constructs a wurblet argument.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entity - the entity the wurblet is applied to
    
    index - the position among all arguments
    
    text - the wurblet arg
    
    expressionFinished - true if expression is finished
    
    argumentGroupingEnabled - true if argument grouping is enabled
    
    Throws:
    
    org.wurbelizer.wurbel.WurbelException - if parsing failed
- Method Detail
  - getEntity
```
public org.tentackle.model.Entity getEntity()
```
    Gets the entity the wurblet is applied to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the entity
  - getIndex
```
public int getIndex()
```
    Gets the index within the wurblet anchor.
    
    Returns:
    
    the index, lower comes first
  - getText
```
public java.lang.String getText()
```
    Gets the original text.
    
    Returns:
    
    the text
  - getArgumentType
```
public WurbletArgumentType getArgumentType()
```
    Gets the argument type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type, never null
  - getAttribute
```
public org.tentackle.model.Attribute getAttribute()
```
    Gets the model attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    the attribute
  - getDataType
```
public org.tentackle.sql.DataType<?> getDataType()
```
    Gets the effective datatype of the attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    the datatype
  - getColumnIndex
```
public java.lang.Integer getColumnIndex()
```
    Gets the datatype column index.
    
    Returns:
    
    the index if column specified, else null
  - getRelations
```
public java.util.List<org.tentackle.model.Relation> getRelations()
```
    Gets the relation path.
    If the path starts with a component, the relations start there.
    
    Returns:
    
    the relations, null if refers directly to the wurblet's entity
  - getExistsRelations
```
public java.util.Set<org.tentackle.model.Relation> getExistsRelations()
```
    Sets the relations used within the current SQL EXISTS clause.
    
    Returns:
    
    the relations, null if argument has no relations or already covered by EXISTS-clause
  - setExistsRelations
```
public void setExistsRelations(java.util.Set<org.tentackle.model.Relation> existsRelations)
```
    Sets the relations used within the current SQL EXISTS clause.
    
    Parameters:
    
    existsRelations - the effective relations
  - getExistsComponents
```
public java.util.Set<org.tentackle.model.Entity> getExistsComponents()
```
    Gets the components for the current SQL EXISTS clause.
    
    Returns:
    
    the components, null if argument has no relations or already covered by EXISTS-clause
  - setExistsComponents
```
public void setExistsComponents(java.util.Set<org.tentackle.model.Entity> existsComponents)
```
    Sets the components for the current SQL EXISTS clause.
    
    Parameters:
    
    existsComponents - the components
  - isEndOfExistsClause
```
public boolean isEndOfExistsClause()
```
    Returns whether this is the last argument of the current SQL EXISTS clause.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if finish clause
  - setEndOfExistsClause
```
public void setEndOfExistsClause(boolean endOfExistsClause)
```
    Sets whether this is the last argument of the current SQL EXISTS clause.
    
    Parameters:
    
    endOfExistsClause - true if finish clause
  - getExpressionRelations
```
public java.util.List<org.tentackle.model.Relation> getExpressionRelations()
```
    Gets the compacted relation path starting with the last component relation in chain, if any.
    
    Returns:
    
    the relation path to be used in expressions, null if refers directly to the wurblet's entity
  - getComponent
```
public org.tentackle.model.Entity getComponent()
```
    Gets the component that prepends the relation path.
    
    Returns:
    
    the component, null if path does not start with a component
  - isPath
```
public boolean isPath()
```
    Returns whether argument points to another entity.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if argument describes a path to another entity
  - getSortType
```
public org.tentackle.model.SortType getSortType()
```
    Gets the sorting type if this a sorting criteria argument.
    
    Returns:
    
    ASC or DESC, null if not a sorting argument
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    Gets the optional name of the method argument.
    
    Returns:
    
    the argument name, null if default attribute name
  - isMethodArgument
```
public boolean isMethodArgument()
```
    Returns whether this is a method argument.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if attribute set and value is null
  - getMethodArgumentName
```
public java.lang.String getMethodArgumentName()
                                       throws org.wurbelizer.wurbel.WurbelException
```
    Gets the effective name of the method argument.
    This is ether the optionally defined [name] or the name of the Attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    the method argument name, never null
    
    Throws:
    
    org.wurbelizer.wurbel.WurbelException - if arhument type provides no argument name
  - getJdbcValue
```
public java.lang.String getJdbcValue()
                              throws org.wurbelizer.wurbel.WurbelException,
                                     org.tentackle.model.ModelException
```
    Gets the value to be used in JDBC prepared statements.
    
    Returns:
    
    the JDBC value
    
    Throws:
    
    org.wurbelizer.wurbel.WurbelException - if failed
    
    org.tentackle.model.ModelException
  - getRelop
```
public java.lang.String getRelop()
```
    Gets the relational operator.
    
    Returns:
    
    the relop
  - getValue
```
public java.lang.String getValue()
```
    Gets the predefined value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value
  - isValueLiterally
```
public boolean isValueLiterally()
```
    fixed value (directly put into sql-statement).
    
    Returns:
    
    the fixed
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object

Class WurbletArgument

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

WurbletArgument

Method Detail

getEntity

getIndex

getText

getArgumentType

getAttribute

getDataType

getColumnIndex

getRelations

getExistsRelations

setExistsRelations

getExistsComponents

setExistsComponents

isEndOfExistsClause

setEndOfExistsClause

getExpressionRelations

getComponent

isPath

getSortType

getName

isMethodArgument

getMethodArgumentName

getJdbcValue

getRelop

getValue

isValueLiterally

toString