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Constructs query object constraints.

* *

The MBean Server can be queried for MBeans that meet a particular * condition, using its {@link MBeanServer#queryNames queryNames} or * {@link MBeanServer#queryMBeans queryMBeans} method. The {@link QueryExp} * parameter to the method can be any implementation of the interface * {@code QueryExp}, but it is usually best to obtain the {@code QueryExp} * value by calling the static methods in this class. This is particularly * true when querying a remote MBean Server: a custom implementation of the * {@code QueryExp} interface might not be present in the remote MBean Server, * but the methods in this class return only standard classes that are * part of the JMX implementation.

* *

There are two ways to create {@code QueryExp} objects using the methods * in this class. The first is to build them by chaining together calls to * the various methods. The second is to use the Query Language described * below and produce the {@code QueryExp} by calling * {@link #fromString Query.fromString}. The two ways are equivalent: * every {@code QueryExp} returned by {@code fromString} can also be * constructed by chaining method calls.

* *

As an example, suppose you wanted to find all MBeans where the {@code * Enabled} attribute is {@code true} and the {@code Owner} attribute is {@code * "Duke"}. Here is how you could construct the appropriate {@code QueryExp} by * chaining together method calls:

* *
 * QueryExp query =
 *     Query.and(Query.eq(Query.attr("Enabled"), Query.value(true)),
 *               Query.eq(Query.attr("Owner"), Query.value("Duke")));
 * 
* *

Here is how you could construct the same {@code QueryExp} using the * Query Language:

* *
 * QueryExp query = Query.fromString("Enabled = true and Owner = 'Duke'");
 * 
* *

The principal advantage of the method-chaining approach is that the * compiler will check that the query makes sense. The principal advantage * of the Query Language approach is that it is easier to write and especially * read.

* * *

Query Language

* *

The query language is closely modeled on the WHERE clause of * SQL SELECT statements. The formal specification of the language * appears below, but it is probably easier to * understand it with examples such as the following.

* *
*
{@code Message = 'OK'} *
Selects MBeans that have a {@code Message} attribute whose value * is the string {@code OK}. * *
{@code FreeSpacePercent < 10} *
Selects MBeans that have a {@code FreeSpacePercent} attribute whose * value is a number less than 10. * *
{@code FreeSpacePercent < 10 and WarningSent = false} *
Selects the same MBeans as the previous example, but they must * also have a boolean attribute {@code WarningSent} whose value * is false. * *
{@code SpaceUsed > TotalSpace * (2.0 / 3.0)} *
Selects MBeans that have {@code SpaceUsed} and {@code TotalSpace} * attributes where the first is more than two-thirds the second. * *
{@code not (FreeSpacePercent between 10 and 90)} *
Selects MBeans that have a {@code FreeSpacePercent} attribute whose * value is not between 10 and 90, inclusive. * *
{@code FreeSpacePercent not between 10 and 90} *
Another way of writing the previous query. * *
{@code Status in ('STOPPED', 'STARTING', 'STARTED')} *
Selects MBeans that have a {@code Status} attribute whose value * is one of those three strings. * *
{@code Message like 'OK: *'} *
Selects MBeans that have a {@code Message} attribute whose value * is a string beginning with {@code "OK: "}. Notice that the * wildcard characters are not the ones that SQL uses. In SQL, * {@code %} means "any sequence of characters" and {@code _} * means "any single character". Here, as in the rest of the JMX API, * those are represented by {@code *} and {@code ?} respectively. * *
{@code instanceof 'javax.management.NotificationBroadcaster'} *
Selects MBeans that are instances of * {@link javax.management.NotificationBroadcaster}, as reported by * {@link javax.management.MBeanServer#isInstanceOf MBeanServer.isInstanceOf}. * *
{@code like 'mydomain:*'} *
Selects MBeans whose {@link ObjectName}s have the domain {@code mydomain}. * *
* *

The last two examples do not correspond to valid SQL syntax, but all * the others do.

* *

The remainder of this description is a formal specification of the * query language.

* * *

Lexical elements

* *

Keywords such as and, like, and between are not * case sensitive. You can write between, BETWEEN, or * BeTwEeN with the same effect.

* *

On the other hand, attribute names are case sensitive. The * attribute {@code Name} is not the same as the attribute {@code name}.

* *

To access an attribute whose name, ignoring case, is the same as one of * the keywords {@code not}, {@code instanceof}, {@code like}, {@code true}, * or {@code false}, you can use double quotes, for example {@code "not"}. * Double quotes can also be used to include non-identifier characters in * the name of an attribute, for example {@code "attribute-name-with-hyphens"}. * To include the double quote character in the attribute name, write it * twice. {@code "foo""bar""baz"} represents the attribute called * {@code foo"bar"baz}. * *

String constants are written with single quotes like {@code 'this'}. A * single quote within a string constant must be doubled, for example * {@code 'can''t'}.

* *

Integer constants are written as a sequence of decimal digits, * optionally preceded by a plus or minus sign. An integer constant must be * a valid input to {@link Long#valueOf(String)}.

* *

Floating-point constants are written using the Java syntax. A * floating-point constant must be a valid input to * {@link Double#valueOf(String)}.

* *

A boolean constant is either {@code true} or {@code false}, ignoring * case.

* *

Spaces cannot appear inside identifiers (unless written with double * quotes) or keywords or multi-character tokens such as {@code <=}. Spaces can * appear anywhere else, but are not required except to separate tokens. For * example, the query {@code a < b and 5 = c} could also be written {@code a * * *

Grammar

* *
*
query: *
andquery [OR query] * *
andquery: *
predicate [AND andquery] * *
predicate: *
( query ) |
* NOT predicate |
* INSTANCEOF stringvalue |
* LIKE objectnamepattern |
* value predrhs * *
predrhs: *
compare value |
* [NOT] BETWEEN value AND * value |
* [NOT] IN ( value * commavalues ) |
* [NOT] LIKE stringvalue * *
commavalues: *
[ , value commavalues ] * *
compare: *
= | < | > | * <= | >= | <> | != * *
value: *
factor [plusorminus * value] * *
plusorminus: *
+ | - * *
factor: *
term [timesordivide * factor] * *
timesordivide: *
* | / * *
term: *
attr | literal | * ( value ) * *
attr: *
name [# name] * *
name: *
identifier [.name] * *
identifier: *
Java-identifier | double-quoted-identifier * *
literal: *
booleanlit | longlit | * doublelit | stringlit * *
booleanlit: *
FALSE | TRUE * *
stringvalue: *
stringlit * *
objectnamepattern: *
stringlit * *
* * *

Semantics

* *

The meaning of the grammar is described in the table below. * This defines a function q that maps a string to a Java object * such as a {@link QueryExp} or a {@link ValueExp}.

* * * * *
String sq(s)
query1 OR query2 * {@link Query#or Query.or}(q(query1), q(query2)) * *
query1 AND query2 * {@link Query#and Query.and}(q(query1), q(query2)) * *
( queryOrValue ) * q(queryOrValue) * *
NOT query * {@link Query#not Query.not}(q(query)) * *
INSTANCEOF stringLiteral * {@link Query#isInstanceOf Query.isInstanceOf}({@link Query#value(String) Query.value}(q(stringLiteral))) * *
LIKE stringLiteral * {@link ObjectName#ObjectName(String) new ObjectName}(q(stringLiteral)) * *
value1 = value2 * {@link Query#eq Query.eq}(q(value1), q(value2)) * *
value1 < value2 * {@link Query#lt Query.lt}(q(value1), q(value2)) * *
value1 > value2 * {@link Query#gt Query.gt}(q(value1), q(value2)) * *
value1 <= value2 * {@link Query#leq Query.leq}(q(value1), q(value2)) * *
value1 >= value2 * {@link Query#geq Query.geq}(q(value1), q(value2)) * *
value1 <> value2 * {@link Query#not Query.not}({@link Query#eq Query.eq}(q(value1), q(value2))) * *
value1 != value2 * {@link Query#not Query.not}({@link Query#eq Query.eq}(q(value1), q(value2))) * *
value1 BETWEEN value2 AND value3 * {@link Query#between Query.between}(q(value1), * q(value2), q(value3)) * *
value1 NOT BETWEEN value2 AND value3 * {@link Query#not Query.not}({@link Query#between Query.between}(q(value1), q(value2), q(value3))) * *
value1 IN ( value2, value3 ) * {@link Query#in Query.in}(q(value1), * new ValueExp[] { * q(value2), q(value3)}) * *
value1 NOT IN ( value2, value3 ) * {@link Query#not Query.not}({@link Query#in Query.in}(q(value1), * new ValueExp[] { * q(value2), q(value3)})) * *
value LIKE stringLiteral * {@link Query#match Query.match}(q(value), * q(stringLiteral)) * *
value NOT LIKE stringLiteral * {@link Query#not Query.not}({@link Query#match Query.match}(q(value), * q(stringLiteral))) * *
value1 + value2 * {@link Query#plus Query.plus}(q(value1), q(value2)) * *
value1 - value2 * {@link Query#minus Query.minus}(q(value1), q(value2)) * *
value1 * value2 * {@link Query#times Query.times}(q(value1), q(value2)) * *
value1 / value2 * {@link Query#div Query.div}(q(value1), q(value2)) * *
name * {@link Query#attr(String) Query.attr}(q(name)) * *
name1#name2 * {@link Query#attr(String,String) Query.attr}(q(name1), * q(name2)) * *
FALSE * {@link Query#value(boolean) Query.value}(false) * *
TRUE * {@link Query#value(boolean) Query.value}(true) * *
decimalLiteral * {@link Query#value(long) Query.value}({@link Long#valueOf(String) Long.valueOf}(decimalLiteral)) * *
floatingPointLiteral * {@link Query#value(double) Query.value}({@link Double#valueOf(String) Double.valueOf}(floatingPointLiteral)) *
* * @since 1.5 */ public class Query extends Object { /** * A code representing the {@link Query#gt} query. This is chiefly * of interest for the serialized form of queries. */ public static final int GT = 0; /** * A code representing the {@link Query#lt} query. This is chiefly * of interest for the serialized form of queries. */ public static final int LT = 1; /** * A code representing the {@link Query#geq} query. This is chiefly * of interest for the serialized form of queries. */ public static final int GE = 2; /** * A code representing the {@link Query#leq} query. This is chiefly * of interest for the serialized form of queries. */ public static final int LE = 3; /** * A code representing the {@link Query#eq} query. This is chiefly * of interest for the serialized form of queries. */ public static final int EQ = 4; /** * A code representing the {@link Query#plus} expression. This * is chiefly of interest for the serialized form of queries. */ public static final int PLUS = 0; /** * A code representing the {@link Query#minus} expression. This * is chiefly of interest for the serialized form of queries. */ public static final int MINUS = 1; /** * A code representing the {@link Query#times} expression. This * is chiefly of interest for the serialized form of queries. */ public static final int TIMES = 2; /** * A code representing the {@link Query#div} expression. This is * chiefly of interest for the serialized form of queries. */ public static final int DIV = 3; /** * Basic constructor. */ public Query() { } /** * Returns a query expression that is the conjunction of two other query * expressions. * * @param q1 A query expression. * @param q2 Another query expression. * * @return The conjunction of the two arguments. The returned object * will be serialized as an instance of the non-public class {@link * * javax.management.AndQueryExp}. */ public static QueryExp and(QueryExp q1, QueryExp q2) { return new AndQueryExp(q1, q2); } /** * Returns a query expression that is the disjunction of two other query * expressions. * * @param q1 A query expression. * @param q2 Another query expression. * * @return The disjunction of the two arguments. The returned object * will be serialized as an instance of the non-public class {@link * * javax.management.OrQueryExp}. */ public static QueryExp or(QueryExp q1, QueryExp q2) { return new OrQueryExp(q1, q2); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents a "greater than" constraint on * two values. * * @param v1 A value expression. * @param v2 Another value expression. * * @return A "greater than" constraint on the arguments. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.BinaryRelQueryExp} with a {@code relOp} equal * to {@link #GT}. */ public static QueryExp gt(ValueExp v1, ValueExp v2) { return new BinaryRelQueryExp(GT, v1, v2); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents a "greater than or equal * to" constraint on two values. * * @param v1 A value expression. * @param v2 Another value expression. * * @return A "greater than or equal to" constraint on the * arguments. The returned object will be serialized as an * instance of the non-public class {@link * javax.management.BinaryRelQueryExp} with a {@code relOp} equal * to {@link #GE}. */ public static QueryExp geq(ValueExp v1, ValueExp v2) { return new BinaryRelQueryExp(GE, v1, v2); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents a "less than or equal to" * constraint on two values. * * @param v1 A value expression. * @param v2 Another value expression. * * @return A "less than or equal to" constraint on the arguments. * The returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.BinaryRelQueryExp} with a {@code relOp} equal * to {@link #LE}. */ public static QueryExp leq(ValueExp v1, ValueExp v2) { return new BinaryRelQueryExp(LE, v1, v2); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents a "less than" constraint on * two values. * * @param v1 A value expression. * @param v2 Another value expression. * * @return A "less than" constraint on the arguments. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.BinaryRelQueryExp} with a {@code relOp} equal * to {@link #LT}. */ public static QueryExp lt(ValueExp v1, ValueExp v2) { return new BinaryRelQueryExp(LT, v1, v2); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents an equality constraint on * two values. * * @param v1 A value expression. * @param v2 Another value expression. * * @return A "equal to" constraint on the arguments. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.BinaryRelQueryExp} with a {@code relOp} equal * to {@link #EQ}. */ public static QueryExp eq(ValueExp v1, ValueExp v2) { return new BinaryRelQueryExp(EQ, v1, v2); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents the constraint that one * value is between two other values. * * @param v1 A value expression that is "between" v2 and v3. * @param v2 Value expression that represents a boundary of the constraint. * @param v3 Value expression that represents a boundary of the constraint. * * @return The constraint that v1 lies between v2 and v3. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.BetweenQueryExp}. */ public static QueryExp between(ValueExp v1, ValueExp v2, ValueExp v3) { return new BetweenQueryExp(v1, v2, v3); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents a matching constraint on * a string argument. The matching syntax is consistent with file globbing: * supports "?", "*", "[", * each of which may be escaped with "\"; * character classes may use "!" for negation and * "-" for range. * (* for any character sequence, * ? for a single arbitrary character, * [...] for a character sequence). * For example: a*b?c would match a string starting * with the character a, followed * by any number of characters, followed by a b, * any single character, and a c. * * @param a An attribute expression * @param s A string value expression representing a matching constraint * * @return A query expression that represents the matching * constraint on the string argument. The returned object will * be serialized as an instance of the non-public class {@link * javax.management.MatchQueryExp}. */ public static QueryExp match(AttributeValueExp a, StringValueExp s) { return new MatchQueryExp(a, s); } /** *

Returns a new attribute expression. See {@link AttributeValueExp} * for a detailed description of the semantics of the expression.

* * @param name The name of the attribute. * * @return An attribute expression for the attribute named {@code name}. */ public static AttributeValueExp attr(String name) { return new AttributeValueExp(name); } /** *

Returns a new qualified attribute expression.

* *

Evaluating this expression for a given * objectName includes performing {@link * MBeanServer#getObjectInstance * MBeanServer.getObjectInstance(objectName)} and {@link * MBeanServer#getAttribute MBeanServer.getAttribute(objectName, * name)}.

* * @param className The name of the class possessing the attribute. * @param name The name of the attribute. * * @return An attribute expression for the attribute named name. * The returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.QualifiedAttributeValueExp}. */ public static AttributeValueExp attr(String className, String name) { return new QualifiedAttributeValueExp(className, name); } /** *

Returns a new class attribute expression which can be used in any * Query call that expects a ValueExp.

* *

Evaluating this expression for a given * objectName includes performing {@link * MBeanServer#getObjectInstance * MBeanServer.getObjectInstance(objectName)}.

* * @return A class attribute expression. The returned object * will be serialized as an instance of the non-public class * {@link * javax.management.ClassAttributeValueExp}. */ public static AttributeValueExp classattr() { return new ClassAttributeValueExp(); } /** * Returns a constraint that is the negation of its argument. * * @param queryExp The constraint to negate. * * @return A negated constraint. The returned object will be * serialized as an instance of the non-public class {@link * javax.management.NotQueryExp}. */ public static QueryExp not(QueryExp queryExp) { return new NotQueryExp(queryExp); } /** * Returns an expression constraining a value to be one of an explicit list. * * @param val A value to be constrained. * @param valueList An array of ValueExps. * * @return A QueryExp that represents the constraint. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.InQueryExp}. */ public static QueryExp in(ValueExp val, ValueExp valueList[]) { return new InQueryExp(val, valueList); } /** * Returns a new string expression. * * @param val The string value. * * @return A ValueExp object containing the string argument. */ public static StringValueExp value(String val) { return new StringValueExp(val); } /** * Returns a numeric value expression that can be used in any Query call * that expects a ValueExp. * * @param val An instance of Number. * * @return A ValueExp object containing the argument. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.NumericValueExp}. */ public static ValueExp value(Number val) { return new NumericValueExp(val); } /** * Returns a numeric value expression that can be used in any Query call * that expects a ValueExp. * * @param val An int value. * * @return A ValueExp object containing the argument. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.NumericValueExp}. */ public static ValueExp value(int val) { return new NumericValueExp((long) val); } /** * Returns a numeric value expression that can be used in any Query call * that expects a ValueExp. * * @param val A long value. * * @return A ValueExp object containing the argument. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.NumericValueExp}. */ public static ValueExp value(long val) { return new NumericValueExp(val); } /** * Returns a numeric value expression that can be used in any Query call * that expects a ValueExp. * * @param val A float value. * * @return A ValueExp object containing the argument. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.NumericValueExp}. */ public static ValueExp value(float val) { return new NumericValueExp((double) val); } /** * Returns a numeric value expression that can be used in any Query call * that expects a ValueExp. * * @param val A double value. * * @return A ValueExp object containing the argument. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.NumericValueExp}. */ public static ValueExp value(double val) { return new NumericValueExp(val); } /** * Returns a boolean value expression that can be used in any Query call * that expects a ValueExp. * * @param val A boolean value. * * @return A ValueExp object containing the argument. The * returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.BooleanValueExp}. */ public static ValueExp value(boolean val) { return new BooleanValueExp(val); } /** * Returns a binary expression representing the sum of two numeric values, * or the concatenation of two string values. * * @param value1 The first '+' operand. * @param value2 The second '+' operand. * * @return A ValueExp representing the sum or concatenation of * the two arguments. The returned object will be serialized as * an instance of the non-public class {@link * javax.management.BinaryOpValueExp} with an {@code op} equal to * {@link #PLUS}. */ public static ValueExp plus(ValueExp value1, ValueExp value2) { return new BinaryOpValueExp(PLUS, value1, value2); } /** * Returns a binary expression representing the product of two numeric values. * * * @param value1 The first '*' operand. * @param value2 The second '*' operand. * * @return A ValueExp representing the product. The returned * object will be serialized as an instance of the non-public * class {@link * javax.management.BinaryOpValueExp} with an {@code op} equal to * {@link #TIMES}. */ public static ValueExp times(ValueExp value1,ValueExp value2) { return new BinaryOpValueExp(TIMES, value1, value2); } /** * Returns a binary expression representing the difference between two numeric * values. * * @param value1 The first '-' operand. * @param value2 The second '-' operand. * * @return A ValueExp representing the difference between two * arguments. The returned object will be serialized as an * instance of the non-public class {@link * javax.management.BinaryOpValueExp} with an {@code op} equal to * {@link #MINUS}. */ public static ValueExp minus(ValueExp value1, ValueExp value2) { return new BinaryOpValueExp(MINUS, value1, value2); } /** * Returns a binary expression representing the quotient of two numeric * values. * * @param value1 The first '/' operand. * @param value2 The second '/' operand. * * @return A ValueExp representing the quotient of two arguments. * The returned object will be serialized as an instance of the * non-public class {@link * javax.management.BinaryOpValueExp} with an {@code op} equal to * {@link #DIV}. */ public static ValueExp div(ValueExp value1, ValueExp value2) { return new BinaryOpValueExp(DIV, value1, value2); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents a matching constraint on * a string argument. The value must start with the given literal string * value. * * @param a An attribute expression. * @param s A string value expression representing the beginning of the * string value. * * @return The constraint that a matches s. The returned object * will be serialized as an instance of the non-public class * {@link * javax.management.MatchQueryExp}. */ public static QueryExp initialSubString(AttributeValueExp a, StringValueExp s) { return new MatchQueryExp(a, new StringValueExp(escapeString(s.getValue()) + "*")); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents a matching constraint on * a string argument. The value must contain the given literal string * value. * * @param a An attribute expression. * @param s A string value expression representing the substring. * * @return The constraint that a matches s. The returned object * will be serialized as an instance of the non-public class * {@link * javax.management.MatchQueryExp}. */ public static QueryExp anySubString(AttributeValueExp a, StringValueExp s) { return new MatchQueryExp(a, new StringValueExp("*" + escapeString(s.getValue()) + "*")); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents a matching constraint on * a string argument. The value must end with the given literal string * value. * * @param a An attribute expression. * @param s A string value expression representing the end of the string * value. * * @return The constraint that a matches s. The returned object * will be serialized as an instance of the non-public class * {@link * javax.management.MatchQueryExp}. */ public static QueryExp finalSubString(AttributeValueExp a, StringValueExp s) { return new MatchQueryExp(a, new StringValueExp("*" + escapeString(s.getValue()))); } /** * Returns a query expression that represents an inheritance constraint * on an MBean class. *

Example: to find MBeans that are instances of * {@link NotificationBroadcaster}, use * {@code Query.isInstanceOf(Query.value(NotificationBroadcaster.class.getName()))}. *

*

Evaluating this expression for a given * objectName includes performing {@link * MBeanServer#isInstanceOf MBeanServer.isInstanceOf(objectName, * ((StringValueExp)classNameValue.apply(objectName)).getValue()}.

* * @param classNameValue The {@link StringValueExp} returning the name * of the class of which selected MBeans should be instances. * @return a query expression that represents an inheritance * constraint on an MBean class. The returned object will be * serialized as an instance of the non-public class {@link * javax.management.InstanceOfQueryExp}. * @since 1.6 */ public static QueryExp isInstanceOf(StringValueExp classNameValue) { return new InstanceOfQueryExp(classNameValue); } /** *

Return a string representation of the given query. The string * returned by this method can be converted back into an equivalent * query using {@link #fromString fromString}.

* *

(Two queries are equivalent if they produce the same result in * all cases. Equivalent queries are not necessarily identical: * for example the queries {@code Query.lt(Query.attr("A"), Query.attr("B"))} * and {@code Query.not(Query.ge(Query.attr("A"), Query.attr("B")))} are * equivalent but not identical.)

* *

The string returned by this method is only guaranteed to be converted * back into an equivalent query if {@code query} was constructed, or * could have been constructed, using the methods of this class. * If you make a custom query {@code myQuery} by implementing * {@link QueryExp} yourself then the result of * {@code Query.toString(myQuery)} is unspecified.

* * @param query the query to convert. If it is null, the result will * also be null. * @return the string representation of the query, or null if the * query is null. * * @since 1.7 */ public static String toString(QueryExp query) { if (query == null) return null; // This is ugly. At one stage we had a non-public class called // ToQueryString with the toQueryString() method, and every class // mentioned here inherited from that class. But that interfered // with serialization of custom subclasses of e.g. QueryEval. Even // though we could make it work by adding a public constructor to this // non-public class, that seemed fragile because according to the // serialization spec it shouldn't work. If only non-public interfaces // could have non-public methods. if (query instanceof ObjectName) return ((ObjectName) query).toQueryString(); if (query instanceof QueryEval) return ((QueryEval) query).toQueryString(); return query.toString(); } /** *

Produce a query from the given string. The query returned * by this method can be converted back into a string using * {@link #toString(QueryExp) toString}. The resultant string will * not necessarily be equal to {@code s}.

* * @param s the string to convert. * * @return a {@code QueryExp} derived by parsing the string, or * null if the string is null. * * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the string is not a valid * query string. * * @since 1.7 */ public static QueryExp fromString(String s) { if (s == null) return null; return new QueryParser(s).parseQuery(); } /** * Utility method to escape strings used with * Query.{initial|any|final}SubString() methods. */ private static String escapeString(String s) { if (s == null) return null; s = s.replace("\\", "\\\\"); s = s.replace("*", "\\*"); s = s.replace("?", "\\?"); s = s.replace("[", "\\["); return s; } }