StringExpression (Querydsl 3.7.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.mysema.query.types.expr.DslExpression<T>
- - com.mysema.query.types.expr.SimpleExpression<T>
  - - com.mysema.query.types.expr.ComparableExpressionBase<T>
    - - com.mysema.query.types.expr.ComparableExpression<String>
      - com.mysema.query.types.expr.StringExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

Expression<String>, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

StringOperation, StringPath, StringSubQuery, StringTemplate
```
public abstract class StringExpression
extends ComparableExpression<String>
```
StringExpression represents String expressions

Author:

tiwe

See Also:

String, Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.DslExpression
  hashCode, mixin

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

StringExpression(Expression<String> mixin)

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`StringExpression(Expression<String> mixin)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`StringExpression`	`append(Expression<String> str)` Get the concatenation of this and str
`StringExpression`	`append(String str)` Get the concatenation of this and str
`StringExpression`	`as(Path<String> alias)` Create an alias for the expression
`StringExpression`	`as(String alias)` Create an alias for the expression
`SimpleExpression<Character>`	`charAt(Expression<Integer> i)` Get the character at the given index
`SimpleExpression<Character>`	`charAt(int i)` Get the character at the given index
`StringExpression`	`concat(Expression<String> str)` Get the concatenation of this and str
`StringExpression`	`concat(String str)` Get the concatenation of this and str
`BooleanExpression`	`contains(Expression<String> str)` Returns true if the given String is contained
`BooleanExpression`	`contains(String str)` Returns true if the given String is contained
`BooleanExpression`	`containsIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)`
`BooleanExpression`	`containsIgnoreCase(String str)`
`BooleanExpression`	`endsWith(Expression<String> str)` Returns true if this ends with str
`BooleanExpression`	`endsWith(String str)` Returns true if this ends with str
`BooleanExpression`	`endsWithIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)`
`BooleanExpression`	`endsWithIgnoreCase(String str)`
`BooleanExpression`	`equalsIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)` Compares this `StringExpression` to another `StringExpression`, ignoring case considerations.
`BooleanExpression`	`equalsIgnoreCase(String str)` Compares this `StringExpression` to another `StringExpression`, ignoring case considerations.
`NumberExpression<Integer>`	`indexOf(Expression<String> str)` Get the index of the given substring in this String
`NumberExpression<Integer>`	`indexOf(Expression<String> str, int i)` Get the index of the given substring in this String, starting from the given index
`NumberExpression<Integer>`	`indexOf(String str)` Get the index of the given substring in this String
`NumberExpression<Integer>`	`indexOf(String str, int i)` Get the index of the given substring in this String, starting from the given index
`BooleanExpression`	`isEmpty()` Return true if this String is empty
`BooleanExpression`	`isNotEmpty()` Return true if this String is not empty
`NumberExpression<Integer>`	`length()` Return the length of this String
`BooleanExpression`	`like(Expression<String> str)` Expr: `this like str`
`BooleanExpression`	`like(Expression<String> str, char escape)` Expr: `this like str`
`BooleanExpression`	`like(String str)` Expr: `this like str`
`BooleanExpression`	`like(String str, char escape)` Expr: `this like str`
`BooleanExpression`	`likeIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)` Expr: `this like str` ignoring case.
`BooleanExpression`	`likeIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str, char escape)` Expr: `this like str` ignoring case
`BooleanExpression`	`likeIgnoreCase(String str)` Expr: `this like str` ignoring case.
`BooleanExpression`	`likeIgnoreCase(String str, char escape)` Expr: `this like str` ignoring case
`NumberExpression<Integer>`	`locate(Expression<String> str)` Get the position of the given String in this String, the first position is 1
`NumberExpression<Integer>`	`locate(Expression<String> str, NumberExpression<Integer> start)` Get the position of the given String in this String, the first position is 1
`NumberExpression<Integer>`	`locate(String str)` Get the position of the given String in this String, the first position is 1
`NumberExpression<Integer>`	`locate(String str, int start)` Get the position of the given String in this String, the first position is 1
`StringExpression`	`lower()` Get the lower case form
`BooleanExpression`	`matches(Expression<String> regex)` Return true if this String matches the given regular expression
`BooleanExpression`	`matches(String regex)` Return true if this String matches the given regular expression
`StringExpression`	`max()` Get the maximum value of this expression (aggregation)
`StringExpression`	`min()` Get the minimum value of this expression (aggregation)
`BooleanExpression`	`notEqualsIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)` Compares this `StringExpression` to another `StringExpression`, ignoring case considerations.
`BooleanExpression`	`notEqualsIgnoreCase(String str)` Compares this `StringExpression` to another `StringExpression`, ignoring case considerations.
`BooleanExpression`	`notLike(Expression<String> str)` Expr: `this not like str`
`BooleanExpression`	`notLike(Expression<String> str, char escape)` Expr: `this not like str`
`BooleanExpression`	`notLike(String str)` Expr: `this not like str`
`BooleanExpression`	`notLike(String str, char escape)` Expr: `this not like str`
`StringExpression`	`prepend(Expression<String> str)` Prepend the given String and return the result
`StringExpression`	`prepend(String str)` Prepend the given String and return the result
`BooleanExpression`	`startsWith(Expression<String> str)` Return true if this starts with str
`BooleanExpression`	`startsWith(String str)` Return true if this starts with str
`BooleanExpression`	`startsWithIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)`
`BooleanExpression`	`startsWithIgnoreCase(String str)`
`StringExpression`	`stringValue()` Get a cast to String expression
`StringExpression`	`substring(Expression<Integer> beginIndex)` Get the given substring
`StringExpression`	`substring(Expression<Integer> beginIndex, Expression<Integer> endIndex)` Get the given substring
`StringExpression`	`substring(Expression<Integer> beginIndex, int endIndex)` Get the given substring
`StringExpression`	`substring(int beginIndex)` Get the given substring
`StringExpression`	`substring(int beginIndex, Expression<Integer> endIndex)` Get the given substring
`StringExpression`	`substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex)` Get the given substring
`StringExpression`	`toLowerCase()` Get the lower case form
`StringExpression`	`toUpperCase()` Get the upper case form
`StringExpression`	`trim()` Get a copy of the string, with leading and trailing whitespace omitted.
`StringExpression`	`upper()` Get the upper case form

Methods inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.ComparableExpression
between, between, goe, goe, goeAll, goeAny, gt, gt, gtAll, gtAny, loe, loe, loeAll, loeAny, lt, lt, ltAll, ltAny, notBetween, notBetween

Methods inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.ComparableExpressionBase
asc, castToNum, coalesce, coalesce, desc

Methods inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.SimpleExpression
count, countDistinct, eq, eq, eqAll, eqAny, in, in, in, isNotNull, isNull, ne, ne, neAll, neAny, notIn, notIn, notIn, nullif, nullif, when, when

Methods inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.DslExpression
equals, getType, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.mysema.query.types.Expression
accept

- Constructor Detail
  - StringExpression
```
public StringExpression(Expression<String> mixin)
```
- Method Detail
  - as
```
public StringExpression as(Path<String> alias)
```
    Description copied from class: SimpleExpression
    
    Create an alias for the expression
    
    Overrides:
    
    as in class ComparableExpression<String>
    
    Returns:
  - as
```
public StringExpression as(String alias)
```
    Description copied from class: SimpleExpression
    
    Create an alias for the expression
    
    Overrides:
    
    as in class ComparableExpression<String>
    
    Returns:
  - append
```
public StringExpression append(Expression<String> str)
```
    Get the concatenation of this and str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this + str
  - append
```
public StringExpression append(String str)
```
    Get the concatenation of this and str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this + str
  - charAt
```
public SimpleExpression<Character> charAt(Expression<Integer> i)
```
    Get the character at the given index
    
    Parameters:
    
    i -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.charAt(i)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.charAt(int)
  - charAt
```
public SimpleExpression<Character> charAt(int i)
```
    Get the character at the given index
    
    Parameters:
    
    i -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.charAt(i)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.charAt(int)
  - concat
```
public StringExpression concat(Expression<String> str)
```
    Get the concatenation of this and str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this + str
  - concat
```
public StringExpression concat(String str)
```
    Get the concatenation of this and str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this + str
  - contains
```
public BooleanExpression contains(Expression<String> str)
```
    Returns true if the given String is contained
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.contains(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.contains(CharSequence)
  - contains
```
public BooleanExpression contains(String str)
```
    Returns true if the given String is contained
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.contains(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.contains(CharSequence)
  - containsIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression containsIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)
```
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - containsIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression containsIgnoreCase(String str)
```
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - endsWith
```
public BooleanExpression endsWith(Expression<String> str)
```
    Returns true if this ends with str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.endsWith(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.endsWith(String)
  - endsWithIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression endsWithIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)
```
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - endsWith
```
public BooleanExpression endsWith(String str)
```
    Returns true if this ends with str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.endsWith(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.endsWith(String)
  - endsWithIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression endsWithIgnoreCase(String str)
```
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - equalsIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression equalsIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)
```
    Compares this StringExpression to another StringExpression, ignoring case considerations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.equalsIgnoreCase(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.equalsIgnoreCase(String)
  - equalsIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression equalsIgnoreCase(String str)
```
    Compares this StringExpression to another StringExpression, ignoring case considerations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.equalsIgnoreCase(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.equalsIgnoreCase(String)
  - indexOf
```
public NumberExpression<Integer> indexOf(Expression<String> str)
```
    Get the index of the given substring in this String
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.indexOf(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.indexOf(String)
  - indexOf
```
public NumberExpression<Integer> indexOf(String str)
```
    Get the index of the given substring in this String
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.indexOf(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.indexOf(String)
  - indexOf
```
public NumberExpression<Integer> indexOf(String str,
                                         int i)
```
    Get the index of the given substring in this String, starting from the given index
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    i -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.indexOf(str, i)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.indexOf(String, int)
  - indexOf
```
public NumberExpression<Integer> indexOf(Expression<String> str,
                                         int i)
```
    Get the index of the given substring in this String, starting from the given index
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    i -
    
    Returns:
  - isEmpty
```
public BooleanExpression isEmpty()
```
    Return true if this String is empty
    
    Returns:
    
    this.isEmpty()
    
    See Also:
    
    String.isEmpty()
  - isNotEmpty
```
public BooleanExpression isNotEmpty()
```
    Return true if this String is not empty
    
    Returns:
    
    !this.isEmpty()
    
    See Also:
    
    String.isEmpty()
  - length
```
public NumberExpression<Integer> length()
```
    Return the length of this String
    
    Returns:
    
    this.length()
    
    See Also:
    
    String.length()
  - like
```
public BooleanExpression like(String str)
```
    Expr: this like str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - like
```
public BooleanExpression like(Expression<String> str)
```
    Expr: this like str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - likeIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression likeIgnoreCase(String str)
```
    Expr: this like str ignoring case.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - string
    
    Returns:
    
    this like string
  - likeIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression likeIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)
```
    Expr: this like str ignoring case.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - string
    
    Returns:
    
    this like string
  - like
```
public BooleanExpression like(String str,
                              char escape)
```
    Expr: this like str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - like
```
public BooleanExpression like(Expression<String> str,
                              char escape)
```
    Expr: this like str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - likeIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression likeIgnoreCase(String str,
                                        char escape)
```
    Expr: this like str ignoring case
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - string
    
    escape - escape character
    
    Returns:
    
    this like string
  - likeIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression likeIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str,
                                        char escape)
```
    Expr: this like str ignoring case
    
    Parameters:
    
    str - string
    
    escape - escape character
    
    Returns:
    
    this like string
  - locate
```
public NumberExpression<Integer> locate(Expression<String> str)
```
    Get the position of the given String in this String, the first position is 1
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    locate(str, this)
  - locate
```
public NumberExpression<Integer> locate(String str)
```
    Get the position of the given String in this String, the first position is 1
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    locate(str, this)
  - locate
```
public NumberExpression<Integer> locate(Expression<String> str,
                                        NumberExpression<Integer> start)
```
    Get the position of the given String in this String, the first position is 1
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    locate(str, this, start)
  - locate
```
public NumberExpression<Integer> locate(String str,
                                        int start)
```
    Get the position of the given String in this String, the first position is 1
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    locate(str, this, start)
  - lower
```
public StringExpression lower()
```
    Get the lower case form
    
    Returns:
    
    this.toLowerCase()
    
    See Also:
    
    String.toLowerCase()
  - matches
```
public BooleanExpression matches(Expression<String> regex)
```
    Return true if this String matches the given regular expression
    Some implementations such as Querydsl JPA will try to convert a regex expression into like form and will throw an Exception when this fails
    
    Parameters:
    
    regex -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.matches(right)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.matches(String)
  - matches
```
public BooleanExpression matches(String regex)
```
    Return true if this String matches the given regular expression
    Some implementations such as Querydsl JPA will try to convert a regex expression into like form and will throw an Exception when this fails
    
    Parameters:
    
    regex -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.matches(regex)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.matches(String)
  - max
```
public StringExpression max()
```
    Get the maximum value of this expression (aggregation)
    
    Returns:
    
    max(this)
  - min
```
public StringExpression min()
```
    Get the minimum value of this expression (aggregation)
    
    Returns:
    
    min(this)
  - notEqualsIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression notEqualsIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)
```
    Compares this StringExpression to another StringExpression, ignoring case considerations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    !this.equalsIgnoreCase(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.equalsIgnoreCase(String)
  - notEqualsIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression notEqualsIgnoreCase(String str)
```
    Compares this StringExpression to another StringExpression, ignoring case considerations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    !this.equalsIgnoreCase(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.equalsIgnoreCase(String)
  - notLike
```
public BooleanExpression notLike(String str)
```
    Expr: this not like str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - notLike
```
public BooleanExpression notLike(Expression<String> str)
```
    Expr: this not like str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - notLike
```
public BooleanExpression notLike(String str,
                                 char escape)
```
    Expr: this not like str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - notLike
```
public BooleanExpression notLike(Expression<String> str,
                                 char escape)
```
    Expr: this not like str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - prepend
```
public StringExpression prepend(Expression<String> str)
```
    Prepend the given String and return the result
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    str + this
  - prepend
```
public StringExpression prepend(String str)
```
    Prepend the given String and return the result
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    str + this
  - startsWith
```
public BooleanExpression startsWith(Expression<String> str)
```
    Return true if this starts with str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.startsWith(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.startsWith(String)
  - startsWithIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression startsWithIgnoreCase(Expression<String> str)
```
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - startsWith
```
public BooleanExpression startsWith(String str)
```
    Return true if this starts with str
    
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.startsWith(str)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.startsWith(String)
  - startsWithIgnoreCase
```
public BooleanExpression startsWithIgnoreCase(String str)
```
    Parameters:
    
    str -
    
    Returns:
  - stringValue
```
public StringExpression stringValue()
```
    Description copied from class: ComparableExpressionBase
    
    Get a cast to String expression
    
    Overrides:
    
    stringValue in class ComparableExpressionBase<String>
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    Object.toString()
  - substring
```
public StringExpression substring(int beginIndex)
```
    Get the given substring
    
    Parameters:
    
    beginIndex -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.substring(beginIndex)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.substring(int)
  - substring
```
public StringExpression substring(int beginIndex,
                                  int endIndex)
```
    Get the given substring
    
    Parameters:
    
    beginIndex -
    
    endIndex -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.substring(beginIndex, endIndex)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.substring(int, int)
  - substring
```
public StringExpression substring(Expression<Integer> beginIndex,
                                  int endIndex)
```
    Get the given substring
    
    Parameters:
    
    beginIndex -
    
    endIndex -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.substring(beginIndex, endIndex)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.substring(int, int)
  - substring
```
public StringExpression substring(int beginIndex,
                                  Expression<Integer> endIndex)
```
    Get the given substring
    
    Parameters:
    
    beginIndex -
    
    endIndex -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.substring(beginIndex, endIndex)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.substring(int, int)
  - substring
```
public StringExpression substring(Expression<Integer> beginIndex)
```
    Get the given substring
    
    Parameters:
    
    beginIndex -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.substring(beginIndex)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.substring(int)
  - substring
```
public StringExpression substring(Expression<Integer> beginIndex,
                                  Expression<Integer> endIndex)
```
    Get the given substring
    
    Parameters:
    
    beginIndex -
    
    endIndex -
    
    Returns:
    
    this.substring(beginIndex, endIndex)
    
    See Also:
    
    String.substring(int, int)
  - toLowerCase
```
public StringExpression toLowerCase()
```
    Get the lower case form
    
    Returns:
    
    this.toLowerCase()
    
    See Also:
    
    String.toLowerCase()
  - toUpperCase
```
public StringExpression toUpperCase()
```
    Get the upper case form
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    String.toUpperCase()
  - trim
```
public StringExpression trim()
```
    Get a copy of the string, with leading and trailing whitespace omitted.
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    String.trim()
  - upper
```
public StringExpression upper()
```
    Get the upper case form
    
    Returns:
    
    See Also:
    
    String.toUpperCase()

Class StringExpression

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.DslExpression

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.ComparableExpression

Methods inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.ComparableExpressionBase

Methods inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.SimpleExpression

Methods inherited from class com.mysema.query.types.expr.DslExpression

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface com.mysema.query.types.Expression

Constructor Detail

StringExpression

Method Detail

as

as

append

append

charAt

charAt

concat

concat

contains

contains

containsIgnoreCase

containsIgnoreCase

endsWith

endsWithIgnoreCase

endsWith

endsWithIgnoreCase

equalsIgnoreCase

equalsIgnoreCase

indexOf

indexOf

indexOf

indexOf

isEmpty

isNotEmpty

length

like

like

likeIgnoreCase

likeIgnoreCase

like

like

likeIgnoreCase

likeIgnoreCase

locate

locate

locate

locate

lower

matches

matches

max

min

notEqualsIgnoreCase

notEqualsIgnoreCase

notLike

notLike

notLike

notLike

prepend

prepend

startsWith

startsWithIgnoreCase

startsWith

startsWithIgnoreCase

stringValue

substring

substring

substring

substring

substring

substring

toLowerCase

toUpperCase

trim

upper