ch.jalu.datasourcecolumns.predicate

Interface Predicate<C>

Type Parameters:

C - the column's context type

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPredicate, AlwaysTruePredicate, AndPredicate, ComparingPredicate, EqualsIgnoreCasePredicate, IsNotNullPredicate, IsNullPredicate, OrPredicate

public interface Predicate<C>

Predicates to filter entries in a data source.

See Also:

StandardPredicates, PredicateSqlGenerator

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Predicate<C>	and(Predicate<C> other) Combines this predicate and the provided one as a boolean AND, i.e.
Predicate<C>	or(Predicate<C> other) Combines this predicate with the provided one as a boolean OR.

Method Detail

and

Predicate<C> and(Predicate<C> other)

Combines this predicate and the provided one as a boolean AND, i.e. this method returns a predicate which matches entries if both this predicate and the provided other return a positive result.

Parameters:

other - the other predicate to use with this one

Returns:

predicate evaluating as this && other

or

Predicate<C> or(Predicate<C> other)

Combines this predicate with the provided one as a boolean OR. In other words, the predicate returned matches all entries which are matched this and/or the given other predicate.

Parameters:

other - the other predicate to use with this one

Returns:

predicate evaluating as this || other