CqnEntitySelector (cds4j:api 1.34.1 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

CqnExpand, CqnSelect, Expand<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Select
```
public interface CqnEntitySelector
```
The entity selector describes a basic selection from an entity set.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`dispatch(CqnVisitor visitor)`	Dispatches a given visitor to all clause except the ref or source of this entity selector
`default boolean`	`hasLimit()`	Returns whether this entity selector has a top or skip
`List<CqnSelectListItem>`	`items()`	Returns the selected items
`Optional<CqnLimit>`	`limit()`	Deprecated. - use `top()` and `skip()`
`List<CqnSortSpecification>`	`orderBy()`	Returns the order of the selection result
`CqnStructuredTypeRef`	`ref()`	Returns the reference to the entity set of this selector.
`long`	`skip()`	Returns the number of rows to be skipped
`long`	`top()`	Returns the maximum number of rows to be returned

- Method Detail
  - ref
```
CqnStructuredTypeRef ref()
```
    Returns the reference to the entity set of this selector.
    
    Returns:
    
    the reference
    
    Throws:
    
    CdsException - if this selector does not have a reference
  - items
```
List<CqnSelectListItem> items()
```
    Returns the selected items
    
    Returns:
    
    the select list items
  - orderBy
```
List<CqnSortSpecification> orderBy()
```
    Returns the order of the selection result
    
    Returns:
    
    the result order
  - limit
```
@Deprecated
Optional<CqnLimit> limit()
```
    Deprecated.
    - use top() and skip()
    
    Returns the limit and offset of this selector
    
    Returns:
    
    the limit and offset
  - dispatch
```
default void dispatch(CqnVisitor visitor)
```
    Dispatches a given visitor to all clause except the ref or source of this entity selector
    
    Parameters:
    
    visitor - the visitor
  - top
```
long top()
```
    Returns the maximum number of rows to be returned
    
    Returns:
    
    the maximum number of rows to be returned or -1 if unlimited
  - skip
```
long skip()
```
    Returns the number of rows to be skipped
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of rows to be skipped
  - hasLimit
```
default boolean hasLimit()
```
    Returns whether this entity selector has a top or skip
    
    Returns:
    
    true if there is a top or skip