Package org.hibernate.criterion

Class MatchMode

java.lang.Object

org.hibernate.criterion.MatchMode

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public abstract class MatchMode
extends Object
implements Serializable

Represents an strategy for matching strings using "like".

See Also:

• Example.enableLike(MatchMode)
• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final MatchMode	ANYWHERE	Match the pattern anywhere in the string
static final MatchMode	END	Match the end of the string to the pattern
static final MatchMode	EXACT	Match the entire string to the pattern
static final MatchMode	START	Match the start of the string to the pattern

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	MatchMode(String name)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract String	toMatchString(String pattern)	convert the pattern, by appending/prepending "%"
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

EXACT

public static final MatchMode EXACT

Match the entire string to the pattern

START

public static final MatchMode START

Match the start of the string to the pattern

END

public static final MatchMode END

Match the end of the string to the pattern

ANYWHERE

public static final MatchMode ANYWHERE

Match the pattern anywhere in the string

Constructor Details

MatchMode

protected MatchMode(String name)

Method Details

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

toMatchString

public abstract String toMatchString(String pattern)

convert the pattern, by appending/prepending "%"