VirtualTable (Geotools modules 27-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- VirtualTable

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class VirtualTable
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
Describes a virtual table, that is, a feature type created starting from a generic SQL query. This class also carries information about the primary key (to generate stable feature ids) and the geometry type and native srid (as in most databases those informations are not available on.
The sql query can contain named parameters. Each parameter has a name, a default value and a way to validate its contents to prevent sql injection.
As well as passing validation, parameters are also passed through a function to escape double quotes, single quotes and strip backslashes to guard against the cases where quotes are desired in the parameters or backslashes have been allowed by an overly lax regular expression.
Escaping is enabled by default and can be controlled by a constructor argument or via the setEscapeSql() method.

Author:

Andrea Aime - OpenGeo

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

static String WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER

static int WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER_LENGTH

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static String`	`WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER`
`static int`	`WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER_LENGTH`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`VirtualTable(String name, String sql)` Builds a new virtual table stating its name and the query to be executed to work on it
`VirtualTable(String name, String sql, boolean escapeSql)` Builds a new virtual table stating its name, the query to be executed to work on it and a flag to indicate if SQL special characters should be escaped.
`VirtualTable(String name, VirtualTable other)` Clone a virtual table under a different name
`VirtualTable(VirtualTable other)` Clone a virtual table

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addGeometryMetadatata(String geometry, Class<? extends Geometry> binding, int nativeSrid)` Adds geometry metadata to the virtual table.
`void`	`addGeometryMetadatata(String geometry, Class<? extends Geometry> binding, int nativeSrid, int dimension)` Adds geometry metadata to the virtual table.
`void`	`addParameter(VirtualTableParameter param)` Adds a parameter to the virtual table
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`String`	`expandParameters(Hints hints)`
`int`	`getDimension(String geometryName)` Returns the geometry dimension, or 2 if not known
`Set<String>`	`getGeometries()` Returns the name of the geometry colums declared in this virtual table
`Class<? extends Geometry>`	`getGeometryType(String geometryName)` Returns the geometry's specific type, or null if not known
`String`	`getName()` The virtual table name
`int`	`getNativeSrid(String geometryName)` Returns the geometry native srid, or -1 if not known
`VirtualTableParameter`	`getParameter(String name)` Returns the requested parameter, or null if it could not be found
`Collection<String>`	`getParameterNames()` The current parameter names
`List<String>`	`getPrimaryKeyColumns()` Returns the virtual table primary key columns.
`String`	`getSql()` The virtual table sql (raw, without parameter expansion)
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isEscapeSql()`
`void`	`removeParameter(String paramName)` Removes a parameter from the virtual table
`void`	`setEscapeSql(boolean escapeSql)`
`static Hints`	`setKeepWhereClausePlaceHolderHint(Hints hints, boolean keepWhereClausePlaceHolder)` Will add an entry to query hints specifying if the the where clause place holder should be keep or not.
`static Hints`	`setKeepWhereClausePlaceHolderHint(Query query)` If the provided query has a filter of a where clause place holder exists it will be preserved.
`void`	`setPrimaryKeyColumns(List<String> primaryKeyColumns)` Sets the virtual table primary key
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER
```
public static String WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER
```
  - WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER_LENGTH
```
public static int WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER_LENGTH
```
- Constructor Detail
  - VirtualTable
```
public VirtualTable(String name,
                    String sql)
```
    Builds a new virtual table stating its name and the query to be executed to work on it
  - VirtualTable
```
public VirtualTable(String name,
                    String sql,
                    boolean escapeSql)
```
    Builds a new virtual table stating its name, the query to be executed to work on it and a flag to indicate if SQL special characters should be escaped.
  - VirtualTable
```
public VirtualTable(String name,
                    VirtualTable other)
```
    Clone a virtual table under a different name
  - VirtualTable
```
public VirtualTable(VirtualTable other)
```
    Clone a virtual table
- Method Detail
  - setKeepWhereClausePlaceHolderHint
```
public static Hints setKeepWhereClausePlaceHolderHint(Query query)
```
    If the provided query has a filter of a where clause place holder exists it will be preserved.
    
    Parameters:
    
    query - the query to test
    
    Returns:
    
    a query hints map that will contain an entry specifying if the the where clause place holder should be keep or not
  - setKeepWhereClausePlaceHolderHint
```
public static Hints setKeepWhereClausePlaceHolderHint(Hints hints,
                                                      boolean keepWhereClausePlaceHolder)
```
    Will add an entry to query hints specifying if the the where clause place holder should be keep or not. If the provided hints is NULL a new one will be instantiated and returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    hints - query hints to update, if NULL a new hints map will be created
    
    keepWhereClausePlaceHolder - TRUE if the where clause place holder should be keep
    
    Returns:
    
    a query hints map that will contain an entry specifying if the the where clause place holder should be keep or not
  - getPrimaryKeyColumns
```
public List<String> getPrimaryKeyColumns()
```
    Returns the virtual table primary key columns. It should refer to fields returned by the query, if that is not true the behavior is undefined
  - setPrimaryKeyColumns
```
public void setPrimaryKeyColumns(List<String> primaryKeyColumns)
```
    Sets the virtual table primary key
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    The virtual table name
  - getSql
```
public String getSql()
```
    The virtual table sql (raw, without parameter expansion)
  - expandParameters
```
public String expandParameters(Hints hints)
                        throws SQLException
```
    Throws:
    
    SQLException
  - addGeometryMetadatata
```
public void addGeometryMetadatata(String geometry,
                                  Class<? extends Geometry> binding,
                                  int nativeSrid)
```
    Adds geometry metadata to the virtual table. This is important to get the datastore working, often that is not the case if the right native srid is not in place
  - addGeometryMetadatata
```
public void addGeometryMetadatata(String geometry,
                                  Class<? extends Geometry> binding,
                                  int nativeSrid,
                                  int dimension)
```
    Adds geometry metadata to the virtual table. This is important to get the datastore working, often that is not the case if the right native srid is not in place
  - addParameter
```
public void addParameter(VirtualTableParameter param)
```
    Adds a parameter to the virtual table
  - removeParameter
```
public void removeParameter(String paramName)
```
    Removes a parameter from the virtual table
  - getParameterNames
```
public Collection<String> getParameterNames()
```
    The current parameter names
  - getParameter
```
public VirtualTableParameter getParameter(String name)
```
    Returns the requested parameter, or null if it could not be found
  - getGeometryType
```
public Class<? extends Geometry> getGeometryType(String geometryName)
```
    Returns the geometry's specific type, or null if not known
  - getGeometries
```
public Set<String> getGeometries()
```
    Returns the name of the geometry colums declared in this virtual table
  - getNativeSrid
```
public int getNativeSrid(String geometryName)
```
    Returns the geometry native srid, or -1 if not known
  - getDimension
```
public int getDimension(String geometryName)
```
    Returns the geometry dimension, or 2 if not known
  - isEscapeSql
```
public boolean isEscapeSql()
```
  - setEscapeSql
```
public void setEscapeSql(boolean escapeSql)
```
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object

Class VirtualTable

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class Object

Field Detail

WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER

WHERE_CLAUSE_PLACE_HOLDER_LENGTH

Constructor Detail

VirtualTable

VirtualTable

VirtualTable

VirtualTable

Method Detail

setKeepWhereClausePlaceHolderHint

setKeepWhereClausePlaceHolderHint

getPrimaryKeyColumns

setPrimaryKeyColumns

getName

getSql

expandParameters

addGeometryMetadatata

addGeometryMetadatata

addParameter

removeParameter

getParameterNames

getParameter

getGeometryType

getGeometries

getNativeSrid

getDimension

isEscapeSql

setEscapeSql

hashCode

equals

toString