com.webmethods.caf.jcr.faces.util
Class QueryUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.webmethods.caf.jcr.faces.util.QueryUtil

public class QueryUtil
extends Object

Helper utilities to assist in the construction of a JCR query string

Nested Class Summary

static class

QueryUtil.QuoteChar Enum to specify which quote style to use

Constructor Summary

QueryUtil()

Method Summary

static String	encodeAttributeValue(String rawValue, QueryUtil.QuoteChar wrappingQuoteCharacter) Encodes the special characters of a term to provide a valid attribute value match
static String	encodeForLikeClause(String rawValue, QueryUtil.QuoteChar wrappingQuoteCharacter) Encodes the special characters of a term to provide a valid like clause
static String	escapeIllegalXpathSearchChars(String s) Escapes illegal XPath search characters at the end of a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

QueryUtil

public QueryUtil()

Method Detail

encodeForLikeClause

public static String encodeForLikeClause(String rawValue,
                                         QueryUtil.QuoteChar wrappingQuoteCharacter)

Encodes the special characters of a term to provide a valid like clause

Parameters:

rawValue - the value to encode

wrappingQuoteCharacter - the character wrapping the term in the final query string

Returns:

encoded value safe to use in a query like clause

encodeAttributeValue

public static String encodeAttributeValue(String rawValue,
                                          QueryUtil.QuoteChar wrappingQuoteCharacter)

Encodes the special characters of a term to provide a valid attribute value match

Parameters:

rawValue - the value to encode

wrappingQuoteCharacter - the character wrapping the term in the final query string

Returns:

encoded value safe to use in a query attribute value match

escapeIllegalXpathSearchChars

public static String escapeIllegalXpathSearchChars(String s)

Escapes illegal XPath search characters at the end of a string.

Example:
A search string like 'test?' will run into a ParseException documented in http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-1248

Parameters:

s - the string to encode

Returns:

the escaped string