io.ebean

Enum LikeType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<LikeType>

io.ebean.LikeType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<LikeType>

public enum LikeType
extends Enum<LikeType>

Used to specify the type of like matching used.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
CONTAINS The % wildcard is added to the beginning and end of the search word and search word is escaped.
ENDS_WITH The % wildcard is added to the beginning of the search word and search word is escaped.
EQUAL_TO Uses equal to rather than a LIKE with wildcards.
RAW You need to put in your own wildcards - no escaping is performed.
STARTS_WITH The % wildcard is added to the end of the search word and search word is escaped.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static LikeType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static LikeType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

compareTo, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

RAW

public static final LikeType RAW

You need to put in your own wildcards - no escaping is performed.

STARTS_WITH

public static final LikeType STARTS_WITH

The % wildcard is added to the end of the search word and search word is escaped.

ENDS_WITH

public static final LikeType ENDS_WITH

The % wildcard is added to the beginning of the search word and search word is escaped.

CONTAINS

public static final LikeType CONTAINS

The % wildcard is added to the beginning and end of the search word and search word is escaped.

EQUAL_TO

public static final LikeType EQUAL_TO

Uses equal to rather than a LIKE with wildcards.

This is mainly here to be available for use with ExampleExpression.

Method Detail

values

public static LikeType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (LikeType c : LikeType.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static LikeType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null