org.refcodes.criteria.factories

Interface QueryFactory<Q>

Type Parameters:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

PartitionQueryFactory<Q,PS>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExpressionQueryFactoryImpl

public interface QueryFactory<Q>

The QueryFactory generates a query from the provided Criteria (tree). The resulting query may be targeted at a database and therefore be SQL like.

CAUTION: The syntax supported for the query statement is implementation depended!

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Q	fromCriteria(Criteria aCriteria) Generates a query from the provided Criteria (tree).

Method Detail

fromCriteria

Q fromCriteria(Criteria aCriteria)

Generates a query from the provided Criteria (tree).

Parameters:

aCriteria - The Criteria from which to generate the query.

Returns:

A query generated from the provided Criteria (tree).