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036 package org.deegree.io.datastore.sql.wherebuilder;
037
038 /**
039 * Part of a {@link SpecialCharString}.
040 *
041 * @author <a href="mailto:schneider@lat-lon.de">Markus Schneider </a>
042 * @author last edited by: $Author: mschneider $
043 *
044 * @version $Revision: 6588 $, $Date: 2007-04-11 17:31:29 +0200 (Mi, 11 Apr 2007) $
045 */
046 public interface SpecialCharStringPart {
047
048 /**
049 * Returns an encoding that is suitable for arguments of "IS LIKE"-clauses in SQL.
050 * <p>
051 * This means:
052 * <ul>
053 * <li>wildCard: encoded as the '%'-character</li>
054 * <li>singleChar: encoded as the '_'-character</li>
055 * <li>escape: encoded as the '\'-character</li>
056 * </ul>
057 *
058 * @return encoded string
059 */
060 public String toSQLStyle();
061
062 /**
063 * Returns an encoding that is suitable for arguments of "IS LIKE"-clauses in SQL.
064 * <p>
065 * This means:
066 * <ul>
067 * <li>wildCard: encoded as the '%'-character</li>
068 * <li>singleChar: encoded as the '_'-character</li>
069 * <li>escape: encoded as the '\'-character</li>
070 * </ul>
071 *
072 * @param toLowerCase
073 * true means: convert to lowercase letters
074 * @return encoded string
075 */
076 public String toSQLStyle( boolean toLowerCase );
077 }