class Sequel::SQL::Expression

Base class for all SQL expression objects.

Public Class Methods

attr_reader(*args) click to toggle source

Expression objects are assumed to be value objects, where their attribute values can't change after assignment. In order to make it easy to define equality and hash methods, subclass instances assume that the only values that affect the results of such methods are the values of the object's attributes.

# File lib/sequel/sql.rb, line 68
def self.attr_reader(*args)
  super
  comparison_attrs.concat args
end
comparison_attrs() click to toggle source

All attributes used for equality and hash methods.

# File lib/sequel/sql.rb, line 74
def self.comparison_attrs
  @comparison_attrs ||= self == Expression ? [] : superclass.comparison_attrs.clone
end

Public Instance Methods

==(other) click to toggle source

Alias of eql?

# File lib/sequel/sql.rb, line 88
def ==(other)
  eql?(other)
end
eql?(other) click to toggle source

Returns true if the receiver is the same expression as the the other expression.

# File lib/sequel/sql.rb, line 94
def eql?(other)
  other.is_a?(self.class) && !self.class.comparison_attrs.find{|a| send(a) != other.send(a)}
end
hash() click to toggle source

Make sure that the hash value is the same if the attributes are the same.

# File lib/sequel/sql.rb, line 99
def hash
  ([self.class] + self.class.comparison_attrs.map{|x| send(x)}).hash
end
inspect() click to toggle source

Show the class name and instance variables for the object, necessary for correct operation on ruby 1.9.2.

# File lib/sequel/sql.rb, line 105
def inspect
  "#<#{self.class} #{instance_variables.map{|iv| "#{iv}=>#{instance_variable_get(iv).inspect}"}.join(', ')}>"
end
lit() click to toggle source

Returns self, because SQL::Expression already acts like LiteralString.

# File lib/sequel/sql.rb, line 110
def lit
  self
end
sql_literal(ds) click to toggle source

Alias of to_s

# File lib/sequel/sql.rb, line 115
def sql_literal(ds)
  to_s(ds)
end