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The Search criteria object

The search criteria object is used by AssemblyLines and Connectors to specify a generic search criteria. It is up to each Connector how to interpret and translate the search criteria into a Connector specific search. The search criteria is a very simple multi value object where each value specify an attribute, operand and a value.

Methods

Function Description
size () Number of criteria specifications
getCriteria ( int ) Returns a criteria object at position int. The returned criteria object contains three fields: name, match and value. The possible values for the match operand are listed below.
getFirstCriteriaName Returns the attribute name for the first criteria
getFirstCriteriaValue Returns the value for the first criteria
getFirstCriteriaMatch Returns the matching operator for the first criteria

Operands

The following operands have been defined for use with the criteria objects.

Character

Meaning
=    EQUALS
~    CONTAINS
^    STARTS WITH
$    ENDS WITH
!    NOT EQUALS

Example

for ( i = 0; i < search.size(); i++ ) {
	var sc = search.getCriteria ( i );
	task.logmsg ( sc.name + sc.match + sc.value );
}
 

 

 

 

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