org.h2.expression.function

Interface FunctionCall

All Known Implementing Classes:

Function, FunctionsMSSQLServer, FunctionsMySQL, FunctionsOracle, JavaFunction, TableFunction

public interface FunctionCall

This interface is used by the built-in functions, as well as the user-defined functions.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Expression[]	getArgs() Get the function arguments.
java.lang.String	getName() Get the name of the function.
java.lang.String	getSQL(boolean alwaysQuote) Get the SQL snippet of the function (including arguments).
ValueResultSet	getValueForColumnList(Session session, Expression[] nullArgs) Get an empty result set with the column names set.
int	getValueType() Get the data type.
boolean	isDeterministic() Whether the function always returns the same result for the same parameters.
Expression	optimize(Session session) Optimize the function if possible.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Get the name of the function.

Returns:

the name

getValueForColumnList

ValueResultSet getValueForColumnList(Session session,
                                   Expression[] nullArgs)

Get an empty result set with the column names set.

Parameters:

session - the session

nullArgs - the argument list (some arguments may be null)

Returns:

the empty result set

getValueType

int getValueType()

Get the data type.

Returns:

the data type

optimize

Expression optimize(Session session)

Optimize the function if possible.

Parameters:

session - the session

Returns:

the optimized expression

getArgs

Expression[] getArgs()

Get the function arguments.

Returns:

argument list

getSQL

java.lang.String getSQL(boolean alwaysQuote)

Get the SQL snippet of the function (including arguments).

Parameters:

alwaysQuote - quote all identifiers

Returns:

the SQL snippet.

isDeterministic

boolean isDeterministic()

Whether the function always returns the same result for the same parameters.

Returns:

true if it does