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EOQualifierVariable


Inherits from:
Object
Implements:
NSCoding
EOKeyValueArchiving
Serializable
Package:
com.webobjects.eocontrol


Class Description


EOQualifierVariable defines objects that serve as placeholders in the qualifier. When you create a qualifier programmatically, you typically do something like this:


aQual = [EOQualifier qualifierWithQualifierFormat:"dateReleased = %@", aDate];

where aDate is a variable that contains the actual date you want to query upon. When you store the qualifier in an EOModel, there is no way to know the actual value to query upon or the variable that will contain that value. The EOQualifierVariable object acts as a placeholder for the actual variable that will represent the right side of the expression. You specify an EOQualifierVariable by using a $, as in the following:


dateReleased = $aDate

Variable values must be substituted for using qualifierWithBindings.




Interfaces Implemented


NSCoding
classForCoder
decodeObject
encodeWithCoder
EOKeyValueArchiving
decodeWithKeyValueUnarchiver
encodeWithKeyValueArchiver


Constructors



EOQualifierVariable

public EOQualifierVariable(String key)

Creates and returns a new EOQualifierVariable object with the specified name. For example, if your qualifier is "dateReleased = $aDate", then this method would be invoked with the key "aDate".


Static Methods



decodeObject

public static Object decodeObject(NSCoder coder)

Conformance to NSCoding.

decodeWithKeyValueUnarchiver

public static Object decodeWithKeyValueUnarchiver(EOKeyValueUnarchiver unarchiver)

Conformance to EOKeyValueArchiving.


Instance Methods



classForCoder

public Class classForCoder()

Conformance to NSCoding.

encodeWithCoder

public void encodeWithCoder(NSCoder coder)

Conformance to NSCoding.

encodeWithKeyValueArchiver

public void encodeWithKeyValueArchiver(EOKeyValueArchiver archiver)

Conformance to EOKeyValueArchiving.

key

public String key()

Returns the key of the variable qualifier.

toString

public String toString()

Description forthcoming.

© 2001 Apple Computer, Inc. (Last Published April 19, 2001)


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