Class: Sequel::SQL::StringExpression
- Inherits:
-
ComplexExpression
- Object
- Expression
- ComplexExpression
- Sequel::SQL::StringExpression
- Defined in:
- lib/sequel/sql.rb
Overview
Subclass of ComplexExpression
where the expression results in a text/string/varchar value in SQL.
Constant Summary collapse
- LIKE_MAP =
Map of [regexp, case_insenstive] to
ComplexExpression
operator symbol {[true, true]=>:'~*', [true, false]=>:~, [false, true]=>:ILIKE, [false, false]=>:LIKE}
Constants inherited from ComplexExpression
ComplexExpression::BITWISE_OPERATORS, ComplexExpression::BOOLEAN_OPERATOR_METHODS, ComplexExpression::INEQUALITY_OPERATORS, ComplexExpression::IN_OPERATORS, ComplexExpression::IS_OPERATORS, ComplexExpression::MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS, ComplexExpression::N_ARITY_OPERATORS, ComplexExpression::ONE_ARITY_OPERATORS, ComplexExpression::OPERTATOR_INVERSIONS, ComplexExpression::TWO_ARITY_OPERATORS
Instance Attribute Summary
Attributes inherited from ComplexExpression
Class Method Summary collapse
-
.like(l, *ces) ⇒ Object
Creates a SQL pattern match exprssion.
Methods included from NoBooleanInputMethods
Methods included from StringConcatenationMethods
Methods included from StringMethods
Methods inherited from ComplexExpression
Methods included from SubscriptMethods
Methods included from OrderMethods
Methods included from CastMethods
#cast, #cast_numeric, #cast_string
Methods included from AliasMethods
Methods inherited from Expression
#==, attr_reader, comparison_attrs, #eql?, #hash, #inspect, #lit, #sql_literal
Class Method Details
.like(l, *ces) ⇒ Object
Creates a SQL pattern match exprssion. left (l) is the SQL string we are matching against, and ces are the patterns we are matching. The match succeeds if any of the patterns match (SQL OR).
If a regular expression is used as a pattern, an SQL regular expression will be used, which is currently only supported on MySQL and PostgreSQL. Be aware that MySQL and PostgreSQL regular expression syntax is similar to ruby regular expression syntax, but it not exactly the same, especially for advanced regular expression features. Sequel just uses the source of the ruby regular expression verbatim as the SQL regular expression string.
If any other object is used as a regular expression, the SQL LIKE operator will be used, and should be supported by most databases.
The pattern match will be case insensitive if the last argument is a hash with a key of :case_insensitive that is not false or nil. Also, if a case insensitive regular expression is used (//i), that particular pattern which will always be case insensitive.
StringExpression.like(:a, 'a%') # "a" LIKE 'a%'
StringExpression.like(:a, 'a%', :case_insensitive=>true) # "a" ILIKE 'a%'
StringExpression.like(:a, 'a%', /^a/i) # "a" LIKE 'a%' OR "a" ~* '^a'
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# File 'lib/sequel/sql.rb', line 930 def self.like(l, *ces) l, lre, lci = like_element(l) lci = (ces.last.is_a?(Hash) ? ces.pop : {})[:case_insensitive] ? true : lci ces.collect! do |ce| r, rre, rci = like_element(ce) BooleanExpression.new(LIKE_MAP[[lre||rre, lci||rci]], l, r) end ces.length == 1 ? ces.at(0) : BooleanExpression.new(:OR, *ces) end |