CLASS ndi.query¶

ndi.query - create a query object for searching the database

Creates an ndi.query object, which has a single property SEARCH that is a structure array of search structures appropriate for use with vlt.data.fieldsearch.

Tha is, SEARCH has the fields: Field: | Description

field | A character string of the field of A to examine operation | The operation to perform. This operation determines | values of fields 'param1' and 'param2'. |----------------------| | 'regexp' - are there any regular expression matches between | the field value and 'param1'? | 'exact_string' - is the field value an exact string match for 'param1'? | 'contains_string' - is the field value a char array that contains 'param1'? | 'exact_number' - is the field value exactly 'param1' (same size and values)? | 'lessthan' - is the field value less than 'param1' (and comparable size) | 'lessthaneq' - is the field value less than or equal to 'param1' (and comparable size) | 'greaterthan' - is the field value greater than 'param1' (and comparable size) | 'greaterthaneq' - is the field value greater than or equal to 'param1' (and comparable size) | 'hasfield' - is the field present? (no role for 'param1' or 'param2') | 'hasanysubfield_contains_string' - Is the field value an array of structs or cell array of structs | such that any has a field named 'param1' with a string that contains the string | in 'param2'? | 'or' - are any of the searchstruct elements specified in 'param1' true? | 'isa' - is 'param1' either a superclass or the document class itself of the ndi.document? | 'depends_on' - does the document depend on an item with name 'param1' and value 'param2'? |----------------------| param1 | Search parameter 1. Meaning depends on 'operation' (see above). param2 | Search parameter 2. Meaning depends on 'operation' (see above).

See vlt.data.fieldsearch for full documentation of the search structure.

There are a few creator options:

NDI_QUERY_OBJ = ndi.query(SEARCHSTRUCT)

Accepts a SEARCHSTRUCT with the fields above

NDI_QUERY_OBJ = ndi.query(SEARCHCELLARRAY)

Accepts a cell array with SEARCHCELLARRAY = {'property1',value1,'property2',value2, ...} This query is converted into a SEARCHSTRUCT with the 'regexp' operator.

NDI_QUERY_OBJ = ndi.query(FIELD, OPERATION, PARAM1, PARAM2)

creates a SEARCHSTRUCT with the fields of the appropriate names.

Documentation for ndi.query
   doc ndi.query

Superclasses¶

none

Properties¶

Property	Description
searchstructure	search structure

Methods¶

Method	Description
and	add ndi.query objects
or	search for this ndi.query object or that ndi.query object
query	create a query object for searching the database
searchcellarray2searchstructure	convert a search cell array to a search structure
searchstruct	make a search structure from field, operation, param1, param2 inputs
to_searchstructure	convert an ndi.query object to a set of search structures

Methods help¶

and - add ndi.query objects

C = AND(A,B) or C = A & B

Combines the searches from A and B into a search C. The searchstructure field of C will be a concatenated version of those from A and B. The query C will only pass if all of the characteristics of A and B are satisfied.

or - search for this ndi.query object or that ndi.query object

C = OR(A,B)

Produces a new ndi.query object C that is true if either ndi.query A or ndi.query B is true.

query - create a query object for searching the database

Creates an ndi.query object, which has a single property SEARCH that is a structure array of search structures appropriate for use with vlt.data.fieldsearch.

Tha is, SEARCH has the fields: Field: | Description

field | A character string of the field of A to examine operation | The operation to perform. This operation determines | values of fields 'param1' and 'param2'. |----------------------| | 'regexp' - are there any regular expression matches between | the field value and 'param1'? | 'exact_string' - is the field value an exact string match for 'param1'? | 'contains_string' - is the field value a char array that contains 'param1'? | 'exact_number' - is the field value exactly 'param1' (same size and values)? | 'lessthan' - is the field value less than 'param1' (and comparable size) | 'lessthaneq' - is the field value less than or equal to 'param1' (and comparable size) | 'greaterthan' - is the field value greater than 'param1' (and comparable size) | 'greaterthaneq' - is the field value greater than or equal to 'param1' (and comparable size) | 'hasfield' - is the field present? (no role for 'param1' or 'param2') | 'hasanysubfield_contains_string' - Is the field value an array of structs or cell array of structs | such that any has a field named 'param1' with a string that contains the string | in 'param2'? | 'or' - are any of the searchstruct elements specified in 'param1' true? | 'isa' - is 'param1' either a superclass or the document class itself of the ndi.document? | 'depends_on' - does the document depend on an item with name 'param1' and value 'param2'? |----------------------| param1 | Search parameter 1. Meaning depends on 'operation' (see above). param2 | Search parameter 2. Meaning depends on 'operation' (see above).

See vlt.data.fieldsearch for full documentation of the search structure.

There are a few creator options:

NDI_QUERY_OBJ = ndi.query(SEARCHSTRUCT)

Accepts a SEARCHSTRUCT with the fields above

NDI_QUERY_OBJ = ndi.query(SEARCHCELLARRAY)

Accepts a cell array with SEARCHCELLARRAY = {'property1',value1,'property2',value2, ...} This query is converted into a SEARCHSTRUCT with the 'regexp' operator.

NDI_QUERY_OBJ = ndi.query(FIELD, OPERATION, PARAM1, PARAM2)

creates a SEARCHSTRUCT with the fields of the appropriate names.

searchcellarray2searchstructure - convert a search cell array to a search structure

SEARCHSTRUCT = SEARCHCELLARRAY2SEARCHSTRUCTURE(SEACHCELLARRAY)

Converts a cell array with SEARCHCELLARRAY = {'property1',value1,'property2',value2, ...} into a SEARCHSTRUCT with the 'regexp' operator in the case of a character 'value' or the 'exact_number' operator in the case of a non-character value.

See also: vlt.data.fieldsearch, ndi.query/ndi.query

searchstruct - make a search structure from field, operation, param1, param2 inputs

SEARCHSTRUCT_OUT = SEARCHSTRUCT(FIELD, OPERATION, PARAM1, PARAM2)

Creates search structure with the given fields FIELD, OPERATION, PARAM1, PARAM2.

See also: vlt.data.fieldsearch, ndi.query/ndi.query

to_searchstructure - convert an ndi.query object to a set of search structures

SEARCHSTRUCTURE = TO_SEARCHSTRUCTURE(NDI_QUERY_OBJ)

Converts an NDI_QUERY_OBJECT to a set of search structures without any ndi.query dependencies (see vlt.data.fieldsearch).