Coalesce (pdb 2.8.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.feedzai.commons.sql.abstraction.dml.Expression
- - com.feedzai.commons.sql.abstraction.dml.Coalesce

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class Coalesce
extends Expression
```
Represents the coalesce operator.

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

Rui Vilao (rui.vilao@feedzai.com)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class com.feedzai.commons.sql.abstraction.dml.Expression
  alias, enclosed, joins, ordering, properties, quotes, translator, withNoLock

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Coalesce(Expression exp, Expression... alternative)
Creates a new instance of Coalesce.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Expression[]`	`getAlternative()`	Gets the alternative expressions.
`Expression`	`getExp()`	Gets the expression to test.
`String`	`translate()`	Translates the expression.

Methods inherited from class com.feedzai.commons.sql.abstraction.dml.Expression
alias, asc, desc, enclose, fullOuterJoin, getAlias, getJoins, getOrdering, innerJoin, isAliased, isEnclosed, isQuote, isQuotes, isWithNoLock, leftOuterJoin, rightOuterJoin, unquote, withNoLock

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Coalesce
```
public Coalesce(Expression exp,
                Expression... alternative)
```
    Creates a new instance of Coalesce.
    
    Parameters:
    
    exp - The expression to test.
    
    alternative - The alternative expressions.
- Method Detail
  - getExp
```
public Expression getExp()
```
    Gets the expression to test.
    
    Returns:
    
    The expression to test.
  - getAlternative
```
public Expression[] getAlternative()
```
    Gets the alternative expressions.
    
    Returns:
    
    The alternative expressions.
  - translate
```
public String translate()
```
    Description copied from class: Expression
    
    Translates the expression.
    
    Specified by:
    
    translate in class Expression
    
    Returns:
    
    A translation of the implementing expression.