content/builds/2.4.2/apidocs/org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html - openjpa-site - Git at Google

 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
 <!-- NewPage -->
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
 <!-- Generated by javadoc (version 1.7.0_121) on Fri Jan 06 19:36:28 UTC 2017 -->
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
 <title>ExpressionFactory (OpenJPA Parent POM 2.4.2 API)</title>
 <meta name="date" content="2017-01-06">
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../../../stylesheet.css" title="Style">
 </head>
 <body>
 <script type="text/javascript"><!--
     try {
         if (location.href.indexOf('is-external=true') == -1) {
             parent.document.title="ExpressionFactory (OpenJPA Parent POM 2.4.2 API)";
         }
     }
     catch(err) {
     }
 //-->
 </script>
 <noscript>
 <div>JavaScript is disabled on your browser.</div>
 </noscript>
 <!-- ========= START OF TOP NAVBAR ======= -->
 <div class="topNav"><a name="navbar_top">
 <!--   -->
 </a><a href="#skip-navbar_top" title="Skip navigation links"></a><a name="navbar_top_firstrow">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="navList" title="Navigation">
 <li><a href="../../../../../overview-summary.html">Overview</a></li>
 <li><a href="package-summary.html">Package</a></li>
 <li class="navBarCell1Rev">Class</li>
 <li><a href="class-use/ExpressionFactory.html">Use</a></li>
 <li><a href="package-tree.html">Tree</a></li>
 <li><a href="../../../../../deprecated-list.html">Deprecated</a></li>
 <li><a href="../../../../../index-all.html">Index</a></li>
 <li><a href="../../../../../help-doc.html">Help</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <div class="subNav">
 <ul class="navList">
 <li><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps"><span class="strong">Prev Class</span></a></li>
 <li><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionParser.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps"><span class="strong">Next Class</span></a></li>
 </ul>
 <ul class="navList">
 <li><a href="../../../../../index.html?org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html" target="_top">Frames</a></li>
 <li><a href="ExpressionFactory.html" target="_top">No Frames</a></li>
 </ul>
 <ul class="navList" id="allclasses_navbar_top">
 <li><a href="../../../../../allclasses-noframe.html">All Classes</a></li>
 </ul>
 <div>
 <script type="text/javascript"><!--
   allClassesLink = document.getElementById("allclasses_navbar_top");
   if(window==top) {
     allClassesLink.style.display = "block";
   }
   else {
     allClassesLink.style.display = "none";
   }
   //-->
 </script>
 </div>
 <div>
 <ul class="subNavList">
 <li>Summary:&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Nested&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Field&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Constr&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li><a href="#method_summary">Method</a></li>
 </ul>
 <ul class="subNavList">
 <li>Detail:&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Field&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Constr&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li><a href="#method_detail">Method</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <a name="skip-navbar_top">
 <!--   -->
 </a></div>
 <!-- ========= END OF TOP NAVBAR ========= -->
 <!-- ======== START OF CLASS DATA ======== -->
 <div class="header">
 <div class="subTitle">org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps</div>
 <h2 title="Interface ExpressionFactory" class="title">Interface ExpressionFactory</h2>
 </div>
 <div class="contentContainer">
 <div class="description">
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <dl>
 <dt>All Known Implementing Classes:</dt>
 <dd><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/InMemoryExpressionFactory.html" title="class in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">InMemoryExpressionFactory</a>, <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/kernel/exps/JDBCExpressionFactory.html" title="class in org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.kernel.exps">JDBCExpressionFactory</a></dd>
 </dl>
 <hr>
 <br>
 <pre>public interface <span class="strong">ExpressionFactory</span></pre>
 <div class="block">The ExpressionFactory must be implemented by a particular runtime
  to form <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps"><code>Expression</code></a>s in its native query language.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Author:</span></dt>
   <dd>Abe White</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <div class="summary">
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== -->
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList"><a name="method_summary">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <h3>Method Summary</h3>
 <table class="overviewSummary" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" summary="Method Summary table, listing methods, and an explanation">
 <caption><span>Methods</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
 <tr>
 <th class="colFirst" scope="col">Modifier and Type</th>
 <th class="colLast" scope="col">Method and Description</th>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#abs(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">abs</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the absolute value of the given one.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#add(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">add</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
    <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the two values added together.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#all(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">all</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#and(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression)">and</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp1,
    <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the two expressions AND'd together.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#any(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">any</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#asExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">asExpression</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;bool)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the given value as an expression.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#avg(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">avg</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the average of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#bindKeyVariable(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">bindKeyVariable</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;var,
                <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map)</code>
 <div class="block">Bind the given variable to the key set of the given map value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#bindValueVariable(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">bindValueVariable</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;var,
                  <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map)</code>
 <div class="block">Bind the given variable to the value set of the given map value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#bindVariable(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">bindVariable</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;var,
             <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;coll)</code>
 <div class="block">Bind the given variable to the given collection value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#cast(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20java.lang.Class)">cast</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;obj,
     <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;cls)</code>
 <div class="block">Cast the value to the given class.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#coalesceExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value[])">coalesceExpression</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>[]&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a coalesce expression</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#concat(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">concat</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
       <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the concatenation of
  the given target with the given args.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#contains(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">contains</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;coll,
         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#containsKey(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">containsKey</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map,
            <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#containsValue(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">containsValue</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map,
              <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#count(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">count</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;obj)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the count of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#distinct(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">distinct</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;obj)</code>
 <div class="block">Return distinct values of the given value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#divide(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">divide</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
       <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the first value divided by the first one.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#emptyExpression()">emptyExpression</a></strong>()</code>
 <div class="block">Return a blank expression; this is used when the filter is empty.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#endsWith(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">endsWith</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str1,
         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return whether the first string ends with the second.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#equal(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">equal</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
      <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#generalCaseExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression[],%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">generalCaseExpression</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>[]&nbsp;exp,
                      <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a general case expression</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code>&lt;T extends <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Date.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</a>&gt;&nbsp;<br><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#getCurrentDate(java.lang.Class)">getCurrentDate</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;dateType)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the current date.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code>&lt;T extends <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Date.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</a>&gt;&nbsp;<br><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#getCurrentTime(java.lang.Class)">getCurrentTime</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;timeType)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the current time.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code>&lt;T extends <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Date.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</a>&gt;&nbsp;<br><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#getCurrentTimestamp(java.lang.Class)">getCurrentTimestamp</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;timestampType)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the current timestamp.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#getKey(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">getKey</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Path navigation thru map key</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#getMapValue(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">getMapValue</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map,
            <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#getNull()">getNull</a></strong>()</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing null.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#getObjectId(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">getObjectId</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the object id of the given value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#getThis()">getThis</a></strong>()</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing <code>this</code>.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#greaterThan(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">greaterThan</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
            <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#greaterThanEqual(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">greaterThanEqual</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
                 <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#index(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">index</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an index/position of the given value within a collection/map.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#indexOf(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">indexOf</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
        <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the indexOf (LOCATE in JPQL) function on
  the given target with the given args.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#isEmpty(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">isEmpty</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#isInstance(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20java.lang.Class)">isInstance</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;obj,
           <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;c)</code>
 <div class="block">Return whether the first value is an instance of the given class.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#isNotEmpty(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">isNotEmpty</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code>boolean</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#isVerticalType(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">isVerticalType</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Return true if the Value is a Type expression and the Type uses joined table strategy.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#lessThan(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">lessThan</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#lessThanEqual(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">lessThanEqual</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
              <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#mapEntry(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">mapEntry</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;key,
         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the map entry of the given value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#mapKey(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">mapKey</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;key,
       <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the map key of the given value</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#matches(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String)">matches</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
        <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;regexp,
        <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;single,
        <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;multi,
        <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;escape)</code>
 <div class="block">Return whether the string matches the matching pattern.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#max(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">max</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the max of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#min(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">min</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the max of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#mod(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">mod</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
    <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the first value mod'd by the second one.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#multiply(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">multiply</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the two values multiplied together.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newAggregate(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.AggregateListener,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">newAggregate</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/AggregateListener.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">AggregateListener</a>&nbsp;listener,
             <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the value of the given function.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Arguments.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Arguments</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newArgumentList(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value...)">newArgumentList</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>...&nbsp;values)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a function argument list consisting of the given values, any
  of which may itself be an argument list.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Arguments.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Arguments</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newArgumentList(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">newArgumentList</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg1,
                <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a function argument list consisting of the given values, either
  of which may itself be an argument list.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newBoundVariable(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.Class)">newBoundVariable</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;name,
                 <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;type)</code>
 <div class="block">This method will be called only once per variable bound in a
  <code>contains</code> clause, and the returned value will be reused
  for any further instances of the variable in subexpression of the
  filter string.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Parameter.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Parameter</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newCollectionValuedParameter(java.lang.Object,%20java.lang.Class)">newCollectionValuedParameter</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;name,
                             <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;type)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing a collection-valued parameter.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newExtension(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.FilterListener,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">newExtension</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/FilterListener.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">FilterListener</a>&nbsp;listener,
             <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target,
             <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the value of the given extension.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newFunction(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.Class,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value...)">newFunction</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;functionName,
            <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;resultType,
            <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>...&nbsp;args)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the given datastore function with the given arguments.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Literal.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Literal</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newLiteral(java.lang.Object,%20int)">newLiteral</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;val,
           int&nbsp;parseType)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the given constant, which will be
  a <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Number.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>Number</code></a>, <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>String</code></a>, or <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Boolean.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>Boolean</code></a> instance.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Parameter.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Parameter</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newParameter(java.lang.Object,%20java.lang.Class)">newParameter</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;name,
             <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;type)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing a parameter for the given value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Path.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Path</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newPath()">newPath</a></strong>()</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing a path which will consist
  of a chain of 1 or more field names starting in the namespace of the
  candidate class.<br /> Example: <code>parent.address.city</code></div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Path.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Path</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newPath(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">newPath</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing a path which will consist
  of a chain of 1 or more field names starting in the namespace of the
  given value.<br /> Example: <code>var.address.city</code></div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Subquery.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Subquery</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newSubquery(org.apache.openjpa.meta.ClassMetaData,%20boolean,%20java.lang.String)">newSubquery</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/meta/ClassMetaData.html" title="class in org.apache.openjpa.meta">ClassMetaData</a>&nbsp;candidate,
            boolean&nbsp;subs,
            <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;alias)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a subquery.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Literal.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Literal</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newTypeLiteral(java.lang.Object,%20int)">newTypeLiteral</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;val,
               int&nbsp;parseType)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the given constant, which will be
  a <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Number.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>Number</code></a>, <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>String</code></a>, or <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Boolean.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>Boolean</code></a> instance.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newUnboundVariable(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.Class)">newUnboundVariable</a></strong>(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;name,
                   <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;type)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an unbound variable.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#not(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression)">not</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the inverse of this expression.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#notEqual(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">notEqual</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#notMatches(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String)">notMatches</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
           <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;regexp,
           <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;single,
           <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;multi,
           <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;escape)</code>
 <div class="block">Return whether the string does not match the given pattern.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#nullIfExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">nullIfExpression</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val1,
                 <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a nullif expression</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#or(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression)">or</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp1,
   <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the two expressions OR'd together.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#simpleCaseExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression[],%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">simpleCaseExpression</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;caseOperand,
                     <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>[]&nbsp;exp,
                     <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a simple case expression</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#size(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">size</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</code>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#sqrt(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">sqrt</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the square root of the given value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#startsWith(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">startsWith</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str1,
           <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return whether the first string starts with the second.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#stringLength(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">stringLength</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str)</code>
 <div class="block">Returns the number of characters in the String value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#substring(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">substring</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
          <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the substring function on
  the given target with the given args.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#subtract(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">subtract</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the second value subtracted from the first.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#sum(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">sum</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the max of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#toLowerCase(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">toLowerCase</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the upper case of the given value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#toUpperCase(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">toUpperCase</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the upper case of the given value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#trim(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20java.lang.Boolean)">trim</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
     <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;trimChar,
     <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Boolean.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Boolean</a>&nbsp;where)</code>
 <div class="block">Trims the specified specified trimChar from the specified value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#type(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">type</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</code>
 <div class="block">Return the type/class of the given value.</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#whenCondition(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">whenCondition</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp,
              <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a when condidional clause</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#whenScalar(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value,%20org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">whenScalar</a></strong>(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val1,
           <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val2)</code>
 <div class="block">Return a when scalar_expression clause</div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <div class="details">
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <!-- ============ METHOD DETAIL ========== -->
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList"><a name="method_detail">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <h3>Method Detail</h3>
 <a name="emptyExpression()">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>emptyExpression</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;emptyExpression()</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a blank expression; this is used when the filter is empty.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="asExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>asExpression</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;asExpression(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;bool)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the given value as an expression.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="equal(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>equal</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;equal(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
                <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="notEqual(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>notEqual</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;notEqual(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
                   <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="lessThan(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>lessThan</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;lessThan(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
                   <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="greaterThan(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>greaterThan</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;greaterThan(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
                      <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="lessThanEqual(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>lessThanEqual</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;lessThanEqual(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
                        <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="greaterThanEqual(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>greaterThanEqual</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;greaterThanEqual(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v1,
                           <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;v2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="isEmpty(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>isEmpty</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;isEmpty(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="isNotEmpty(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>isNotEmpty</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;isNotEmpty(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="contains(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>contains</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;contains(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;coll,
                   <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="containsKey(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>containsKey</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;containsKey(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map,
                      <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="containsValue(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>containsValue</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;containsValue(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map,
                        <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="getMapValue(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>getMapValue</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;getMapValue(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map,
                 <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="isInstance(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, java.lang.Class)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>isInstance</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;isInstance(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;obj,
                     <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;c)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return whether the first value is an instance of the given class.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="and(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>and</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;and(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp1,
              <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the two expressions AND'd together.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="or(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>or</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;or(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp1,
             <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the two expressions OR'd together.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="not(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>not</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;not(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the inverse of this expression.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="bindVariable(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>bindVariable</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;bindVariable(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;var,
                       <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;coll)</pre>
 <div class="block">Bind the given variable to the given collection value.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="bindKeyVariable(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>bindKeyVariable</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;bindKeyVariable(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;var,
                          <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map)</pre>
 <div class="block">Bind the given variable to the key set of the given map value.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="bindValueVariable(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>bindValueVariable</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;bindValueVariable(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;var,
                            <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;map)</pre>
 <div class="block">Bind the given variable to the value set of the given map value.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="endsWith(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>endsWith</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;endsWith(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str1,
                   <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return whether the first string ends with the second.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="matches(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>matches</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;matches(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
                  <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;regexp,
                  <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;single,
                  <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;multi,
                  <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;escape)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return whether the string matches the matching pattern.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>str</code> - the value to compare</dd><dd><code>regexp</code> - the pattern against which to compare</dd><dd><code>single</code> - the token that signifies a single-character match</dd><dd><code>multi</code> - the token that signifies a multi-character match</dd><dd><code>escape</code> - the escape token that escapes the matching tokens</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="notMatches(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>notMatches</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;notMatches(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
                     <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;regexp,
                     <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;single,
                     <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;multi,
                     <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;escape)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return whether the string does not match the given pattern.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>str</code> - the value to compare</dd><dd><code>regexp</code> - the pattern against which to compare</dd><dd><code>single</code> - the token that signifies a single-character match</dd><dd><code>multi</code> - the token that signifies a multi-character match</dd><dd><code>escape</code> - the escape token that escapes the matching tokens</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="startsWith(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>startsWith</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;startsWith(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str1,
                     <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return whether the first string starts with the second.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="stringLength(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>stringLength</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;stringLength(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str)</pre>
 <div class="block">Returns the number of characters in the String value.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="trim(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, java.lang.Boolean)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>trim</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;trim(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
          <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;trimChar,
          <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Boolean.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Boolean</a>&nbsp;where)</pre>
 <div class="block">Trims the specified specified trimChar from the specified value.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>str</code> - the value from which to trim</dd><dd><code>trimChar</code> - the characters to trim off</dd><dd><code>where</code> - which side of the String to trim: null
  indicates both sides, true indicates
  leading, and false indicates trailing</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newSubquery(org.apache.openjpa.meta.ClassMetaData, boolean, java.lang.String)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newSubquery</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Subquery.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Subquery</a>&nbsp;newSubquery(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/meta/ClassMetaData.html" title="class in org.apache.openjpa.meta">ClassMetaData</a>&nbsp;candidate,
                    boolean&nbsp;subs,
                    <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;alias)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a subquery. Paths for the candidates of the subquery are
  created with <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html#newPath(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)"><code>newPath(Value)</code></a>, passing in the subquery as the
  value.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>candidate</code> - the candidate class of the subquery</dd><dd><code>subs</code> - whether the query includes subclasses</dd><dd><code>alias</code> - the alias given to the query candidate class</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newPath()">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newPath</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Path.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Path</a>&nbsp;newPath()</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing a path which will consist
  of a chain of 1 or more field names starting in the namespace of the
  candidate class.<br /> Example: <code>parent.address.city</code></div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newPath(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newPath</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Path.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Path</a>&nbsp;newPath(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing a path which will consist
  of a chain of 1 or more field names starting in the namespace of the
  given value.<br /> Example: <code>var.address.city</code></div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newLiteral(java.lang.Object, int)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newLiteral</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Literal.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Literal</a>&nbsp;newLiteral(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;val,
                  int&nbsp;parseType)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the given constant, which will be
  a <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Number.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>Number</code></a>, <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>String</code></a>, or <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Boolean.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>Boolean</code></a> instance.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="getThis()">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>getThis</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;getThis()</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing <code>this</code>.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="getNull()">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>getNull</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;getNull()</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing null.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="getCurrentDate(java.lang.Class)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>getCurrentDate</h4>
 <pre>&lt;T extends <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Date.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</a>&gt;&nbsp;<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;getCurrentDate(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;dateType)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the current date.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="getCurrentTime(java.lang.Class)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>getCurrentTime</h4>
 <pre>&lt;T extends <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Date.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</a>&gt;&nbsp;<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;getCurrentTime(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;timeType)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the current time.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="getCurrentTimestamp(java.lang.Class)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>getCurrentTimestamp</h4>
 <pre>&lt;T extends <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Date.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</a>&gt;&nbsp;<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;getCurrentTimestamp(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;timestampType)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the current timestamp.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newParameter(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newParameter</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Parameter.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Parameter</a>&nbsp;newParameter(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;name,
                      <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;type)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing a parameter for the given value. The
  type may be <code>Object</code> if the parameter is not declared.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newCollectionValuedParameter(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newCollectionValuedParameter</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Parameter.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Parameter</a>&nbsp;newCollectionValuedParameter(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;name,
                                      <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;type)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing a collection-valued parameter. The
  type may be <code>Object</code> if the parameter is not declared.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newExtension(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.FilterListener, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newExtension</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;newExtension(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/FilterListener.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">FilterListener</a>&nbsp;listener,
                  <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target,
                  <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the value of the given extension.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newAggregate(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.AggregateListener, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newAggregate</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;newAggregate(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/AggregateListener.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">AggregateListener</a>&nbsp;listener,
                  <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the value of the given function.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newArgumentList(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newArgumentList</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Arguments.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Arguments</a>&nbsp;newArgumentList(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg1,
                         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;arg2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a function argument list consisting of the given values, either
  of which may itself be an argument list.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newArgumentList(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value...)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newArgumentList</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Arguments.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Arguments</a>&nbsp;newArgumentList(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>...&nbsp;values)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a function argument list consisting of the given values, any
  of which may itself be an argument list.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newUnboundVariable(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newUnboundVariable</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;newUnboundVariable(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;name,
                        <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;type)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an unbound variable. This method will only be called once for
  a given named unbound variable. The type may be <code>Object</code>
  if the variable is not declared.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newBoundVariable(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newBoundVariable</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;newBoundVariable(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;name,
                      <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;type)</pre>
 <div class="block">This method will be called only once per variable bound in a
  <code>contains</code> clause, and the returned value will be reused
  for any further instances of the variable in subexpression of the
  filter string. The type may be <code>Object</code> if the variable is
  not declared.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="cast(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, java.lang.Class)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>cast</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;cast(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;obj,
          <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&nbsp;cls)</pre>
 <div class="block">Cast the value to the given class.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="add(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>add</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;add(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the two values added together.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="subtract(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>subtract</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;subtract(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
              <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the second value subtracted from the first.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="multiply(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>multiply</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;multiply(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
              <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the two values multiplied together.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="divide(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>divide</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;divide(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
            <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the first value divided by the first one.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="mod(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>mod</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;mod(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num1,
         <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the first value mod'd by the second one.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="abs(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>abs</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;abs(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the absolute value of the given one.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="indexOf(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>indexOf</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;indexOf(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
             <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the indexOf (LOCATE in JPQL) function on
  the given target with the given args.
  The optional second argument is one-based.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="concat(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>concat</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;concat(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
            <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the concatenation of
  the given target with the given args.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="sqrt(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>sqrt</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;sqrt(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the square root of the given value.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="substring(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>substring</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;substring(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str,
               <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;args)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the substring function on
  the given target with the given args. Unlike as with <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true#substring(int)" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>String.substring(int)</code></a>,
  the start index is one-based, and the second argument is the length.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="toUpperCase(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>toUpperCase</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;toUpperCase(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the upper case of the given value.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="toLowerCase(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>toLowerCase</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;toLowerCase(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;str)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the upper case of the given value.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="avg(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>avg</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;avg(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the average of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="count(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>count</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;count(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;obj)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the count of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="max(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>max</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;max(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the max of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="min(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>min</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;min(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the max of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="sum(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>sum</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;sum(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;num)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the max of the given value for all matches.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="any(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>any</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;any(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
   <dd>0.4.0.0</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="all(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>all</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;all(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
   <dd>0.4.0.0</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="size(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>size</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;size(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an expression representing the given condition.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
   <dd>0.4.0.0</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="index(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>index</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;index(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return an index/position of the given value within a collection/map.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
   <dd>2.0.0</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="type(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>type</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;type(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;target)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the type/class of the given value.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
   <dd>2.0.0</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="mapEntry(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>mapEntry</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;mapEntry(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;key,
              <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the map entry of the given value.</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
   <dd>2.0.0</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="mapKey(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>mapKey</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;mapKey(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;key,
            <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the map key of the given value</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="getKey(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>getKey</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;getKey(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Path navigation thru map key</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="distinct(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>distinct</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;distinct(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;obj)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return distinct values of the given value. This is typically used
  within aggregates, for example: max(distinct(path))</div>
 <dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
   <dd>0.4.0.0</dd></dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="getObjectId(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>getObjectId</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;getObjectId(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return the object id of the given value.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="simpleCaseExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression[], org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>simpleCaseExpression</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;simpleCaseExpression(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;caseOperand,
                          <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>[]&nbsp;exp,
                          <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a simple case expression</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="generalCaseExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression[], org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>generalCaseExpression</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;generalCaseExpression(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>[]&nbsp;exp,
                           <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a general case expression</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="whenCondition(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Expression, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>whenCondition</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;whenCondition(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;exp,
                        <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a when condidional clause</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="whenScalar(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>whenScalar</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Expression</a>&nbsp;whenScalar(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val1,
                     <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a when scalar_expression clause</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="coalesceExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value[])">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>coalesceExpression</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;coalesceExpression(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>[]&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a coalesce expression</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="nullIfExpression(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>nullIfExpression</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;nullIfExpression(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val1,
                      <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val2)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a nullif expression</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newTypeLiteral(java.lang.Object, int)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newTypeLiteral</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Literal.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Literal</a>&nbsp;newTypeLiteral(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;val,
                      int&nbsp;parseType)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the given constant, which will be
  a <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Number.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>Number</code></a>, <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>String</code></a>, or <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Boolean.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang"><code>Boolean</code></a> instance.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="newFunction(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class, org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value...)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockList">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>newFunction</h4>
 <pre><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;newFunction(<a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;functionName,
                 <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Class</a>&lt;?&gt;&nbsp;resultType,
                 <a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>...&nbsp;args)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return a value representing the given datastore function with the given arguments.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 <a name="isVerticalType(org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value)">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="blockListLast">
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>isVerticalType</h4>
 <pre>boolean&nbsp;isVerticalType(<a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Value.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps">Value</a>&nbsp;val)</pre>
 <div class="block">Return true if the Value is a Type expression and the Type uses joined table strategy.</div>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 </div>
 <!-- ========= END OF CLASS DATA ========= -->
 <!-- ======= START OF BOTTOM NAVBAR ====== -->
 <div class="bottomNav"><a name="navbar_bottom">
 <!--   -->
 </a><a href="#skip-navbar_bottom" title="Skip navigation links"></a><a name="navbar_bottom_firstrow">
 <!--   -->
 </a>
 <ul class="navList" title="Navigation">
 <li><a href="../../../../../overview-summary.html">Overview</a></li>
 <li><a href="package-summary.html">Package</a></li>
 <li class="navBarCell1Rev">Class</li>
 <li><a href="class-use/ExpressionFactory.html">Use</a></li>
 <li><a href="package-tree.html">Tree</a></li>
 <li><a href="../../../../../deprecated-list.html">Deprecated</a></li>
 <li><a href="../../../../../index-all.html">Index</a></li>
 <li><a href="../../../../../help-doc.html">Help</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <div class="subNav">
 <ul class="navList">
 <li><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/Expression.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps"><span class="strong">Prev Class</span></a></li>
 <li><a href="../../../../../org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionParser.html" title="interface in org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps"><span class="strong">Next Class</span></a></li>
 </ul>
 <ul class="navList">
 <li><a href="../../../../../index.html?org/apache/openjpa/kernel/exps/ExpressionFactory.html" target="_top">Frames</a></li>
 <li><a href="ExpressionFactory.html" target="_top">No Frames</a></li>
 </ul>
 <ul class="navList" id="allclasses_navbar_bottom">
 <li><a href="../../../../../allclasses-noframe.html">All Classes</a></li>
 </ul>
 <div>
 <script type="text/javascript"><!--
   allClassesLink = document.getElementById("allclasses_navbar_bottom");
   if(window==top) {
     allClassesLink.style.display = "block";
   }
   else {
     allClassesLink.style.display = "none";
   }
   //-->
 </script>
 </div>
 <div>
 <ul class="subNavList">
 <li>Summary:&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Nested&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Field&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Constr&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li><a href="#method_summary">Method</a></li>
 </ul>
 <ul class="subNavList">
 <li>Detail:&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Field&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Constr&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
 <li><a href="#method_detail">Method</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <a name="skip-navbar_bottom">
 <!--   -->
 </a></div>
 <!-- ======== END OF BOTTOM NAVBAR ======= -->
 <p class="legalCopy"><small>Copyright &#169; 2006&#x2013;2017 <a href="http://www.apache.org">Apache Software Foundation</a>. All rights reserved.</small></p>
 </body>
 </html>