CriteriaFactory (org.refcodes:refcodes-criteria 1.3.4 API)

Type Parameters:

Q - The type of the query statement, usually a String.

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExpressionCriteriaFactoryImpl
```
public interface CriteriaFactory<Q>
```
The CriteriaFactory constructs a Criteria (tree) from the provided query. The syntax of the query is implementation specific and may look as follows: ( ( ( City = 'Berlin' ) OR ( City = 'Munich' ) ) AND ( Surname = 'Miller' ) ) CAUTION: The syntax supported for the query statement is implementation depended! The ExpressionCriteriaFactoryImpl implements a CriteriaFactory being capable of parsing the above query.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

steiner

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  Criteria fromQuery(Q aQuery)
  Parsed the given query and constructs a Criteria (tree).

- Method Detail
  - fromQuery
```
Criteria fromQuery(Q aQuery)
            throws java.text.ParseException
```
    Parsed the given query and constructs a Criteria (tree). Whether a CriteriaNode or just a CriteriaLeaf is returned depends on the complexity of the query.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aQuery - The query to be parsed.
    
    Returns:
    
    A Criteria (tree) representing the query as an object oriented Criteria tree structure.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.text.ParseException - Thrown in case the query could not be parsed.