Class Comparison
A Comparison is a type of query expression that represents an operation
involving a field an operator and a value. In its most common form the
string representation of a comparison is field = value
Property Summary
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$_field protected
stringThe field name or expression to be used in the left hand side of the operator
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$_operator protected
stringThe operator used for comparing field and value
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$_type protected
stringThe type to be used for casting the value to a database representation
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$_value protected
mixedThe value to be used in the right hand side of the operation
Method Summary
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__clone() public
Create a deep clone.
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__construct() public
Constructor
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_bindValue() protected
Registers a value in the placeholder generator and returns the generated placeholder
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_flattenValue() protected
Converts a traversable value into a set of placeholders generated by $generator and separated by
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_stringExpression() protected
Returns a template and a placeholder for the value after registering it with the placeholder $generator
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getField() public
Returns the field name
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getOperator() public
Returns the operator used for comparison
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getValue() public
Returns the value used for comparison
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setField() public
Sets the field name
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setOperator() public
Sets the operator to use for the comparison
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setValue() public
Sets the value
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sql() public
Convert the expression into a SQL fragment.
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traverse() public
Iterates over each part of the expression recursively for every level of the expressions tree and executes the $visitor callable passing as first parameter the instance of the expression currently being iterated.
Method Detail
__clone() ¶ public
__clone(): voidCreate a deep clone.
Clones the field and value if they are expression objects.
Returns
void__construct() ¶ public
__construct(string $field, mixed $value, string $type, string $operator)Constructor
Parameters
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string$field the field name to compare to a value
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mixed$value The value to be used in comparison
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string$type the type name used to cast the value
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string$operator the operator used for comparing field and value
_bindValue() ¶ protected
_bindValue(mixed $value, Cake\Database\ValueBinder $generator, string $type): stringRegisters a value in the placeholder generator and returns the generated placeholder
Parameters
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mixed$value The value to bind
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Cake\Database\ValueBinder$generator The value binder to use
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string$type The type of $value
Returns
string_flattenValue() ¶ protected
_flattenValue(arrayTraversable $value, Cake\Database\ValueBinder $generator, string|array|null $type = null): stringConverts a traversable value into a set of placeholders generated by
$generator and separated by ,
Parameters
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arrayTraversable$value the value to flatten
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Cake\Database\ValueBinder$generator The value binder to use
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string|array|null$type optional the type to cast values to
Returns
string_stringExpression() ¶ protected
_stringExpression(Cake\Database\ValueBinder $generator): arrayReturns a template and a placeholder for the value after registering it with the placeholder $generator
Parameters
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Cake\Database\ValueBinder$generator The value binder to use.
Returns
arraygetField() ¶ public
getField(): stringCake\Database\ExpressionInterfaceReturns the field name
Returns
stringCake\Database\ExpressionInterfacegetOperator() ¶ public
getOperator(): stringReturns the operator used for comparison
Returns
stringsetField() ¶ public
setField(string $field): voidSets the field name
Parameters
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string$field The field to compare with.
Returns
voidsetOperator() ¶ public
setOperator(string $operator): voidSets the operator to use for the comparison
Parameters
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string$operator The operator to be used for the comparison.
Returns
voidsetValue() ¶ public
setValue(mixed $value): voidSets the value
Parameters
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mixed$value The value to compare
Returns
voidsql() ¶ public
sql(Cake\Database\ValueBinder $generator): stringConvert the expression into a SQL fragment.
Parameters
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Cake\Database\ValueBinder$generator Placeholder generator object
Returns
stringtraverse() ¶ public
traverse(callable $callable): voidIterates over each part of the expression recursively for every level of the expressions tree and executes the $visitor callable passing as first parameter the instance of the expression currently being iterated.
Parameters
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callable$callable
Returns
void