Module org.refcodes.criteria

Package org.refcodes.criteria

Interface CriteriaNode

All Superinterfaces:

org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor, Criteria, org.refcodes.mixin.Schemable<CriteriaSchema>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCriteriaNode, AndCriteria, IntersectWithCriteria, NotCriteria, OrCriteria

public interface CriteriaNode
extends Criteria

A CriteriaNode tree node may represent a logical AND or a logical OR or a logical NOT applied on the node's children Criteria (CriteriaNode instances and CriteriaLeaf instances).

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor

org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor.AliasBuilder<B extends org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor.AliasBuilder<B>>, org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor.AliasMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor.AliasProperty

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addChild(Criteria aChild)	Adds a child Criteria to the CriteriaNode.
List<Criteria>	getChildren()	Returns the list of child Criteria instances contained in the CriteriaNode.

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.AliasAccessor

getAlias

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.Schemable

toSchema

Method Details

getChildren

List<Criteria> getChildren()

Returns the list of child Criteria instances contained in the CriteriaNode.

Returns:

The Criteria instances contained in the CriteriaNode.

addChild

void addChild(Criteria aChild)
       throws IllegalStateException,
IllegalArgumentException

Adds a child Criteria to the CriteriaNode. In case a https://www.metacodes.proized CriteriaNode applies constraints on the number or type of Criteria which may be added, an according exception may be thrown. For example a single CriteriaNode may apply constraints on this method.

Parameters:

aChild - The child Criteria to be added.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - In case constraints in terms of state are violated, implementation depended.

IllegalArgumentException - In case constraints in terms of argument are violated, implementation depended.