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23#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_XSQLQueryComposer_idl__
24#define __com_sun_star_sdb_XSQLQueryComposer_idl__
25
26#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_XPropertySet_idl__
27#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.idl>
28#endif
29
30#ifndef __com_sun_star_beans_PropertyValue_idl__
31#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.idl>
32#endif
33
34#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdbc_SQLException_idl__
35#include <com/sun/star/sdbc/SQLException.idl>
36#endif
37
38//=============================================================================
39
40 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdb {
41
42//=============================================================================
43
44/** should be provided by a tool which simplifies the handling with SQL select statements.
45
46    <p>
47    The interface can be used for composing SELECT statements without knowing the
48    structure of the used query.
49    </p>
50 */
51published interface XSQLQueryComposer: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
52{
53
54    /** returns the query used for composing.
55        @returns
56            the query
57     */
58    string getQuery();
59    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
60
61    /** sets a new query for the composer, which may be expanded by filters
62        and sort criteria.
63        @param command
64            the command to set
65        @throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException
66            if a database access error occurs.
67     */
68    void setQuery([in] string command )
69            raises (com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException);
70    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
71
72    /** returns the query composed with filters and sort criterias.
73        @returns
74            the composed query
75     */
76    string getComposedQuery();
77    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
78
79    /** returns the currently used filter.
80
81        <p>
82        The filter criteria returned is part of the where condition of the
83        select command, but it does not contain the where token.
84        </p>
85        @returns
86            the filter
87     */
88    string getFilter();
89    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
90
91    /** returns the currently used filter.
92             <p>
93             The filter criteria is split into levels. Each level represents the
94             OR criterias. Within each level, the filters are provided as an AND criteria
95             with the name of the column and the filter condition. The filter condition
96             is of type string.
97             </p>
98        @returns
99            the structured filter
100     */
101    sequence< sequence<com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue> >
102        getStructuredFilter();
103    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
104
105    /** returns the currently used sort order.
106
107
108        <p>
109        The order criteria returned is part of the ORDER BY clause of the
110        select command, but it does not contain the ORDER BY keyword .
111        </p>
112        @returns
113            the order
114     */
115    string getOrder();
116    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
117
118    /** appends a new filter condition by a
119        <type scope="com::sun::star::sdb">DataColumn</type>
120        providing the name and the value for the filter.
121        @param column
122            the column which is used to create a filter
123        @throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException
124            if a database access error occurs.
125     */
126    void appendFilterByColumn([in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet column)
127            raises (com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException);
128    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
129
130    /** appends an additional part to the sort order criteria of the select
131        statement.
132        @param column
133            the column which is used to create a order part
134        @param  ascending
135            <TRUE/> when the order should be ascending, otherwise <FALSE/>
136        @throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException
137            if a database access error occurs.
138     */
139    void appendOrderByColumn([in] com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet column,
140                             [in] boolean ascending)
141            raises (com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException);
142    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
143
144    /** makes it possible to set a filter condition for the query.
145        @param filter
146            the filter to set
147        @throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException
148            if a database access error occurs.
149     */
150    void setFilter([in] string filter)
151            raises (com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException);
152    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
153
154    /** makes it possibile to set a sort condition for the query.
155        @param order
156            the order part to set
157        @throws com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException
158            if a database access error occurs.
159     */
160    void setOrder([in] string order)
161            raises (com::sun::star::sdbc::SQLException);
162};
163
164//=============================================================================
165
166}; }; }; };
167
168/*=============================================================================
169
170=============================================================================*/
171#endif
172