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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
Properties summary
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$_field protected
string|\Cake\Database\ExpressionInterface
The field name or expression to be used in the left hand side of the operator
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$_isMultiple protected
bool
Whether or not the value in this expression is a traversable
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$_operator protected
string
The operator used for comparing field and value
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$_type protected
string|array
The type to be used for casting the value to a database representation
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$_value protected
mixed
The value to be used in the right hand side of the operation
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$_valueExpressions protected
\Cake\Database\ExpressionInterface[]
A cached list of ExpressionInterface objects that were found in the value for this expression.
Method Summary
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_bindValue() protected
Registers a value in the placeholder generator and returns the generated placeholder
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_castToExpression() protected
Conditionally converts the passed value to an ExpressionInterface object if the type class implements the ExpressionTypeInterface. Otherwise, returns the value unmodified.
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_collectExpressions() protected
Returns an array with the original $values in the first position and all ExpressionInterface objects that could be found in the second position.
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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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_requiresToExpressionCasting() protected
Returns an array with the types that require values to be casted to expressions, out of the list of type names passed as parameter.
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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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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()
Create a deep clone.
Clones the field and value if they are expression objects.
__construct() public
__construct(mixed $field, mixed $value, mixed $type, mixed $operator)
Constructor
Parameters
string|\Cake\Database\ExpressionInterface
$field-
the field name to compare to a value
mixed
$value-
The value to be used in comparison
string|null
$type-
the type name used to cast the value
string
$operator-
the operator used for comparing field and value
_bindValue() protected
_bindValue(mixed $value, mixed $generator, mixed $type)
Registers a value in the placeholder generator and returns the generated placeholder
Parameters
mixed
$value-
The value to bind
\Cake\Database\ValueBinder
$generator-
The value binder to use
string
$type-
The type of $value
Returns
string
generated placeholder
_castToExpression() protected
_castToExpression(mixed $value, mixed $type)
Conditionally converts the passed value to an ExpressionInterface object if the type class implements the ExpressionTypeInterface. Otherwise, returns the value unmodified.
Parameters
mixed
$value-
The value to converto to ExpressionInterface
string
$type-
The type name
Returns
mixed
_collectExpressions() protected
_collectExpressions(mixed $values)
Returns an array with the original $values in the first position and all ExpressionInterface objects that could be found in the second position.
Parameters
array|\Traversable
$values-
The rows to insert
Returns
array
_flattenValue() protected
_flattenValue(mixed $value, mixed $generator, mixed $type)
Converts a traversable value into a set of placeholders generated by $generator and separated by ,
Parameters
array|\Traversable
$value-
the value to flatten
\Cake\Database\ValueBinder
$generator-
The value binder to use
string|array|null
$type optional-
the type to cast values to
Returns
string
_requiresToExpressionCasting() protected
_requiresToExpressionCasting(mixed $types)
Returns an array with the types that require values to be casted to expressions, out of the list of type names passed as parameter.
Parameters
array
$types-
List of type names
Returns
array
_stringExpression() protected
_stringExpression(mixed $generator)
Returns a template and a placeholder for the value after registering it with the placeholder $generator
Parameters
\Cake\Database\ValueBinder
$generator-
The value binder to use.
Returns
array
First position containing the template and the second a placeholder
getField() public
getField()
Returns the field name
Returns
string|\Cake\Database\ExpressionInterface
getOperator() public
getOperator()
Returns the operator used for comparison
Returns
string
getValue() public
getValue()
Returns the value used for comparison
Returns
mixed
setField() public
setField(mixed $field)
Sets the field name
Parameters
string|\Cake\Database\ExpressionInterface
$field-
The field to compare with.
setOperator() public
setOperator(mixed $operator)
Sets the operator to use for the comparison
Parameters
string
$operator-
The operator to be used for the comparison.
setValue() public
setValue(mixed $value)
Sets the value
Parameters
mixed
$value-
The value to compare
sql() public
sql(\Cake\Database\ValueBinder $generator)
Convert the expression into a SQL fragment.
Parameters
\Cake\Database\ValueBinder
$generator-
Placeholder generator object
Returns
string
traverse() public
traverse(callable $visitor)
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.
Parameters
callable
$visitor-
The callable to apply to all nodes.
Property Detail
$_field protected
The field name or expression to be used in the left hand side of the operator
Type
string|\Cake\Database\ExpressionInterface
$_isMultiple protected
Whether or not the value in this expression is a traversable
Type
bool
$_operator protected
The operator used for comparing field and value
Type
string
$_type protected
The type to be used for casting the value to a database representation
Type
string|array
$_value protected
The value to be used in the right hand side of the operation
Type
mixed
$_valueExpressions protected
A cached list of ExpressionInterface objects that were found in the value for this expression.
Type
\Cake\Database\ExpressionInterface[]
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