BiodbSqlQuery {biodb} | R Documentation

## This class handles an SQL Query.

### Description

This class handles an SQL Query.

This class handles an SQL Query.

### Details

This class represents an SQL query. It is used internally to generate an SQL query string.

### Methods

#### Public methods

- `BiodbSqlQuery$new()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$setTable()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$addField()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$setDistinct()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$setLimit()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$addJoin()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$setWhere()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$getJoin()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$getWhere()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$getFields()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$toString()`

- `BiodbSqlQuery$clone()`

#### Method `new()`

Initializer.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$new()

##### Returns

Nothing.

#### Method `setTable()`

Set the table.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$setTable(table)

##### Arguments

`table`

  The table name.

##### Returns

Nothing.

#### Method `addField()`

Set the fields.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$addField(table = NULL, field)

##### Arguments

`table`

  The table name.

`field`

  A field name.

##### Returns

Nothing.

#### Method `setDistinct()`

Set or unset distinct modifier.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$setDistinct(distinct)

##### Arguments

`distinct`

  Either TRUE or FALSE for setting or unsetting the distinct flag.

##### Returns

Nothing.

#### Method `setLimit()`

Set results limit.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$setLimit(limit)

##### Arguments

`limit`

  The limit to set, as an integer value.

##### Returns

Nothing.

#### Method `addJoin()`

Add a join.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$addJoin(table1, field1, table2, field2)

##### Arguments

`table1`

  The first table.

`field1`

  The field of the first table.

`table2`

  The second table.

`field2`

  The field of the second table.

##### Returns

Nothing.

#### Method `setWhere()`

Set the where clause.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$setWhere(expr)

##### Arguments

`expr`

  A BiodbSqlExpr representing the "where" clause.

##### Returns

Nothing.

#### Method `getJoin()`

Builds and returns the join expression.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$getJoin()

##### Returns

A character vector representing the join expression.

#### Method `getWhere()`

Gets the where expression.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$getWhere()

##### Returns

The BiodbSqlExpr instance representing the "where" clause.

#### Method `getFields()`

Gets the fields to retrieve.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$getFields()

##### Returns

A string containing the list of fields to retrieve.

#### Method `toString()`

Generates the string representation of this query.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$toString()

##### Returns

A string containing the full SQL query.

#### Method `clone()`

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

##### Usage

    BiodbSqlQuery$clone(deep = FALSE)

##### Arguments

`deep`

  Whether to make a deep clone.

### See Also

`BiodbRequestScheduler`, `BiodbRequest`.

[Package biodb version 1.2.2 Index]