File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
SQLFunction.java	API Doc	Hibernate 3.2.5	1879	Wed Nov 08 09:56:52 GMT 2006	org.hibernate.dialect.function

SQLFunction

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Constructors Summary

Methods Summary
public org.hibernate.type.Type	getReturnType(org.hibernate.type.Type columnType, org.hibernate.engine.Mapping mapping) The return type of the function. May be either a concrete type which is preset, or variable depending upon the type of the first function argument. param columnType the type of the first argument param mapping The mapping source. return The type to be expected as a return. throws org.hibernate.QueryException Indicates an issue resolving the return type.
public boolean	hasArguments() Does this function have any arguments? return True if the function expects to have parameters; false otherwise.
public boolean	hasParenthesesIfNoArguments() If there are no arguments, are parens required? return True if a no-arg call of this function requires parentheses.
public java.lang.String	render(java.util.List args, org.hibernate.engine.SessionFactoryImplementor factory) Render the function call as SQL fragment. param args The function arguments param factory The SessionFactory return The rendered function call throws org.hibernate.QueryException Indicates a problem rendering the function call.