InformixDialect (JBoss Application Server: Build 7.1.2.Final API)

java.lang.Object
- org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect
- - org.hibernate.dialect.InformixDialect

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConversionContext
```
public class InformixDialect
extends Dialect
```
Informix dialect.

Seems to work with Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD3, Informix JDBC driver version 2.21JC3.

Author:

Steve Molitor

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect
  CLOSED_QUOTE, DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, LEGACY_LOB_MERGE_STRATEGY, NEW_LOCATOR_LOB_MERGE_STRATEGY, NO_BATCH, QUOTE, STREAM_XFER_LOB_MERGE_STRATEGY

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

InformixDialect()
Creates new InformixDialect instance.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`InformixDialect()` Creates new `InformixDialect` instance.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getAddColumnString()` The syntax used to add a column to a table (optional).
`String`	`getAddForeignKeyConstraintString(String constraintName, String[] foreignKey, String referencedTable, String[] primaryKey, boolean referencesPrimaryKey)` The syntax used to add a foreign key constraint to a table.
`String`	`getAddPrimaryKeyConstraintString(String constraintName)` The syntax used to add a primary key constraint to a table.
`String`	`getCreateSequenceString(String sequenceName)` Typically dialects which support sequences can create a sequence with a single command.
`String`	`getCreateTemporaryTablePostfix()` Overrides `Dialect.getCreateTemporaryTablePostfix()` to return "`with no log`" when invoked.
`String`	`getCreateTemporaryTableString()` Overrides `Dialect.getCreateTemporaryTableString()` to return "`create temp table`" when invoked.
`String`	`getCurrentTimestampSelectString()` Retrieve the command used to retrieve the current timestamp from the database.
`String`	`getDropSequenceString(String sequenceName)` Typically dialects which support sequences can drop a sequence with a single command.
`String`	`getIdentityColumnString(int type)` The syntax used during DDL to define a column as being an IDENTITY of a particular type.
`String`	`getIdentitySelectString(String table, String column, int type)` Get the select command to use to retrieve the last generated IDENTITY value for a particular table
`String`	`getLimitString(String querySelect, int offset, int limit)` Given a limit and an offset, apply the limit clause to the query.
`String`	`getQuerySequencesString()` Get the select command used retrieve the names of all sequences.
`String`	`getSelectSequenceNextValString(String sequenceName)` Generate the select expression fragment that will retrieve the next value of a sequence as part of another (typically DML) statement.
`String`	`getSequenceNextValString(String sequenceName)` Generate the appropriate select statement to to retrieve the next value of a sequence.
`ViolatedConstraintNameExtracter`	`getViolatedConstraintNameExtracter()`
`boolean`	`hasDataTypeInIdentityColumn()` Whether this dialect have an Identity clause added to the data type or a completely separate identity data type
`boolean`	`isCurrentTimestampSelectStringCallable()` Should the value returned by `Dialect.getCurrentTimestampSelectString()` be treated as callable.
`boolean`	`supportsCurrentTimestampSelection()` Does this dialect support a way to retrieve the database's current timestamp value?
`boolean`	`supportsIdentityColumns()` Does this dialect support identity column key generation?
`boolean`	`supportsLimit()` Does this dialect support some form of limiting query results via a SQL clause?
`boolean`	`supportsLimitOffset()` Does this dialect's LIMIT support (if any) additionally support specifying an offset?
`boolean`	`supportsPooledSequences()` Does this dialect support "pooled" sequences.
`boolean`	`supportsSequences()` Does this dialect support sequences?
`boolean`	`supportsTemporaryTables()` Overrides `Dialect.supportsTemporaryTables()` to return `true` when invoked.
`boolean`	`supportsVariableLimit()` Does this dialect support bind variables (i.e., prepared statement parameters) for its limit/offset?
`boolean`	`useMaxForLimit()` Does the `LIMIT` clause take a "maximum" row number instead of a total number of returned rows? This is easiest understood via an example.

Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect
appendIdentitySelectToInsert, appendLockHint, applyLocksToSql, areStringComparisonsCaseInsensitive, bindLimitParametersFirst, bindLimitParametersInReverseOrder, buildSQLExceptionConversionDelegate, buildSQLExceptionConverter, closeQuote, convertToFirstRowValue, createCaseFragment, createOuterJoinFragment, doesReadCommittedCauseWritersToBlockReaders, doesRepeatableReadCauseReadersToBlockWriters, dropConstraints, dropTemporaryTableAfterUse, forceLimitUsage, forUpdateOfColumns, generateTemporaryTableName, getAddUniqueConstraintString, getCascadeConstraintsString, getCaseInsensitiveLike, getCastTypeName, getColumnAliasExtractor, getColumnComment, getCreateMultisetTableString, getCreateSequenceString, getCreateSequenceStrings, getCreateSequenceStrings, getCreateTableString, getCrossJoinSeparator, getCurrentTimestampSQLFunctionName, getDefaultProperties, getDialect, getDialect, getDropForeignKeyString, getDropSequenceStrings, getDropTemporaryTableString, getForUpdateNowaitString, getForUpdateNowaitString, getForUpdateString, getForUpdateString, getForUpdateString, getForUpdateString, getForUpdateString, getFunctions, getHibernateTypeName, getHibernateTypeName, getIdentityColumnString, getIdentityInsertString, getIdentitySelectString, getKeywords, getLimitString, getLobMergeStrategy, getLockingStrategy, getLowercaseFunction, getMaxAliasLength, getNativeIdentifierGeneratorClass, getNoColumnsInsertString, getNullColumnString, getReadLockString, getResultSet, getSelectClauseNullString, getSelectGUIDString, getSqlTypeDescriptorOverride, getTableComment, getTableTypeString, getTypeName, getTypeName, getWriteLockString, hasAlterTable, hasSelfReferentialForeignKeyBug, isLockTimeoutParameterized, openQuote, performTemporaryTableDDLInIsolation, qualifyIndexName, quote, registerColumnType, registerColumnType, registerFunction, registerHibernateType, registerHibernateType, registerKeyword, registerResultSetOutParameter, remapSqlTypeDescriptor, replaceResultVariableInOrderByClauseWithPosition, requiresCastingOfParametersInSelectClause, supportsBindAsCallableArgument, supportsCascadeDelete, supportsCaseInsensitiveLike, supportsCircularCascadeDeleteConstraints, supportsColumnCheck, supportsCommentOn, supportsEmptyInList, supportsExistsInSelect, supportsExpectedLobUsagePattern, supportsIfExistsAfterTableName, supportsIfExistsBeforeTableName, supportsInsertSelectIdentity, supportsLobValueChangePropogation, supportsLockTimeouts, supportsNotNullUnique, supportsOuterJoinForUpdate, supportsParametersInInsertSelect, supportsResultSetPositionQueryMethodsOnForwardOnlyCursor, supportsRowValueConstructorSyntax, supportsRowValueConstructorSyntaxInInList, supportsSubqueryOnMutatingTable, supportsSubselectAsInPredicateLHS, supportsTableCheck, supportsTupleCounts, supportsTupleDistinctCounts, supportsUnboundedLobLocatorMaterialization, supportsUnionAll, supportsUnique, supportsUniqueConstraintInCreateAlterTable, toBooleanValueString, toString, transformSelectString, useInputStreamToInsertBlob

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

- Constructor Detail
  - InformixDialect
```
public InformixDialect()
```
    Creates new InformixDialect instance. Sets up the JDBC / Informix type mappings.
- Method Detail
  - getAddColumnString
```
public String getAddColumnString()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    The syntax used to add a column to a table (optional).
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAddColumnString in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    The "add column" fragment.
  - supportsIdentityColumns
```
public boolean supportsIdentityColumns()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Does this dialect support identity column key generation?
    
    Overrides:
    
    supportsIdentityColumns in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    True if IDENTITY columns are supported; false otherwise.
  - getIdentitySelectString
```
public String getIdentitySelectString(String table,
                             String column,
                             int type)
                               throws MappingException
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Get the select command to use to retrieve the last generated IDENTITY value for a particular table
    
    Overrides:
    
    getIdentitySelectString in class Dialect
    
    Parameters:
    table - The table into which the insert was done
    column - The PK column.
    type - The Types type code.
    
    Returns:
    The appropriate select command
    
    Throws:
    
    MappingException - If IDENTITY generation is not supported.
  - getIdentityColumnString
```
public String getIdentityColumnString(int type)
                               throws MappingException
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    The syntax used during DDL to define a column as being an IDENTITY of a particular type.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getIdentityColumnString in class Dialect
    
    Parameters:
    type - The Types type code.
    
    Returns:
    The appropriate DDL fragment.
    
    Throws:
    
    MappingException - If IDENTITY generation is not supported.
  - hasDataTypeInIdentityColumn
```
public boolean hasDataTypeInIdentityColumn()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Whether this dialect have an Identity clause added to the data type or a completely separate identity data type
    
    Overrides:
    
    hasDataTypeInIdentityColumn in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    boolean
  - getAddForeignKeyConstraintString
```
public String getAddForeignKeyConstraintString(String constraintName,
                                      String[] foreignKey,
                                      String referencedTable,
                                      String[] primaryKey,
                                      boolean referencesPrimaryKey)
```
    The syntax used to add a foreign key constraint to a table. Informix constraint name must be at the end.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAddForeignKeyConstraintString in class Dialect
    
    Parameters:
    constraintName - The FK constraint name.
    foreignKey - The names of the columns comprising the FK
    referencedTable - The table referenced by the FK
    primaryKey - The explicit columns in the referencedTable referenced by this FK.
    referencesPrimaryKey - if false, constraint should be explicit about which column names the constraint refers to
    
    Returns:
    String
  - getAddPrimaryKeyConstraintString
```
public String getAddPrimaryKeyConstraintString(String constraintName)
```
    The syntax used to add a primary key constraint to a table. Informix constraint name must be at the end.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getAddPrimaryKeyConstraintString in class Dialect
    
    Parameters:
    constraintName - The name of the PK constraint.
    
    Returns:
    String
  - getCreateSequenceString
```
public String getCreateSequenceString(String sequenceName)
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Typically dialects which support sequences can create a sequence with a single command. This is convenience form of Dialect.getCreateSequenceStrings(java.lang.String) to help facilitate that.
    Dialects which support sequences and can create a sequence in a single command need *only* override this method. Dialects which support sequences but require multiple commands to create a sequence should instead override Dialect.getCreateSequenceStrings(java.lang.String).
    
    Overrides:
    
    getCreateSequenceString in class Dialect
    
    Parameters:
    sequenceName - The name of the sequence
    
    Returns:
    The sequence creation command
  - getDropSequenceString
```
public String getDropSequenceString(String sequenceName)
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Typically dialects which support sequences can drop a sequence with a single command. This is convenience form of Dialect.getDropSequenceStrings(java.lang.String) to help facilitate that.
    Dialects which support sequences and can drop a sequence in a single command need *only* override this method. Dialects which support sequences but require multiple commands to drop a sequence should instead override Dialect.getDropSequenceStrings(java.lang.String).
    
    Overrides:
    
    getDropSequenceString in class Dialect
    
    Parameters:
    sequenceName - The name of the sequence
    
    Returns:
    The sequence drop commands
  - getSequenceNextValString
```
public String getSequenceNextValString(String sequenceName)
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Generate the appropriate select statement to to retrieve the next value of a sequence.
    This should be a "stand alone" select statement.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getSequenceNextValString in class Dialect
    
    Parameters:
    sequenceName - the name of the sequence
    
    Returns:
    String The "nextval" select string.
  - getSelectSequenceNextValString
```
public String getSelectSequenceNextValString(String sequenceName)
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Generate the select expression fragment that will retrieve the next value of a sequence as part of another (typically DML) statement.
    This differs from Dialect.getSequenceNextValString(String) in that this should return an expression usable within another statement.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getSelectSequenceNextValString in class Dialect
    
    Parameters:
    sequenceName - the name of the sequence
    
    Returns:
    The "nextval" fragment.
  - supportsSequences
```
public boolean supportsSequences()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Does this dialect support sequences?
    
    Overrides:
    
    supportsSequences in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    True if sequences supported; false otherwise.
  - supportsPooledSequences
```
public boolean supportsPooledSequences()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Does this dialect support "pooled" sequences. Not aware of a better name for this. Essentially can we specify the initial and increment values?
    
    Overrides:
    
    supportsPooledSequences in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    True if such "pooled" sequences are supported; false otherwise.
    See Also:
    Dialect.getCreateSequenceStrings(String, int, int), Dialect.getCreateSequenceString(String, int, int)
  - getQuerySequencesString
```
public String getQuerySequencesString()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Get the select command used retrieve the names of all sequences.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getQuerySequencesString in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    The select command; or null if sequences are not supported.
    See Also:
    SchemaUpdate
  - supportsLimit
```
public boolean supportsLimit()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Does this dialect support some form of limiting query results via a SQL clause?
    
    Overrides:
    
    supportsLimit in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    True if this dialect supports some form of LIMIT.
  - useMaxForLimit
```
public boolean useMaxForLimit()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Does the LIMIT clause take a "maximum" row number instead of a total number of returned rows?
    This is easiest understood via an example. Consider you have a table with 20 rows, but you only want to retrieve rows number 11 through 20. Generally, a limit with offset would say that the offset = 11 and the limit = 10 (we only want 10 rows at a time); this is specifying the total number of returned rows. Some dialects require that we instead specify offset = 11 and limit = 20, where 20 is the "last" row we want relative to offset (i.e. total number of rows = 20 - 11 = 9)
    So essentially, is limit relative from offset? Or is limit absolute?
    
    Overrides:
    
    useMaxForLimit in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    True if limit is relative from offset; false otherwise.
  - supportsLimitOffset
```
public boolean supportsLimitOffset()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Does this dialect's LIMIT support (if any) additionally support specifying an offset?
    
    Overrides:
    
    supportsLimitOffset in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    True if the dialect supports an offset within the limit support.
  - getLimitString
```
public String getLimitString(String querySelect,
                    int offset,
                    int limit)
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Given a limit and an offset, apply the limit clause to the query.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getLimitString in class Dialect
    
    Parameters:
    querySelect - The query to which to apply the limit.
    offset - The offset of the limit
    limit - The limit of the limit ;)
    
    Returns:
    The modified query statement with the limit applied.
  - supportsVariableLimit
```
public boolean supportsVariableLimit()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Does this dialect support bind variables (i.e., prepared statement parameters) for its limit/offset?
    
    Overrides:
    
    supportsVariableLimit in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    True if bind variables can be used; false otherwise.
  - getViolatedConstraintNameExtracter
```
public ViolatedConstraintNameExtracter getViolatedConstraintNameExtracter()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getViolatedConstraintNameExtracter in interface ConversionContext
    
    Overrides:
    
    getViolatedConstraintNameExtracter in class Dialect
  - supportsCurrentTimestampSelection
```
public boolean supportsCurrentTimestampSelection()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Does this dialect support a way to retrieve the database's current timestamp value?
    
    Overrides:
    
    supportsCurrentTimestampSelection in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    True if the current timestamp can be retrieved; false otherwise.
  - isCurrentTimestampSelectStringCallable
```
public boolean isCurrentTimestampSelectStringCallable()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Should the value returned by Dialect.getCurrentTimestampSelectString() be treated as callable. Typically this indicates that JDBC escape syntax is being used...
    
    Overrides:
    
    isCurrentTimestampSelectStringCallable in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    True if the Dialect.getCurrentTimestampSelectString() return is callable; false otherwise.
  - getCurrentTimestampSelectString
```
public String getCurrentTimestampSelectString()
```
    Description copied from class: Dialect
    
    Retrieve the command used to retrieve the current timestamp from the database.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getCurrentTimestampSelectString in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    The command.
  - supportsTemporaryTables
```
public boolean supportsTemporaryTables()
```
    Overrides Dialect.supportsTemporaryTables() to return true when invoked.
    
    Overrides:
    
    supportsTemporaryTables in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    true when invoked
  - getCreateTemporaryTableString
```
public String getCreateTemporaryTableString()
```
    Overrides Dialect.getCreateTemporaryTableString() to return "create temp table" when invoked.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getCreateTemporaryTableString in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    "create temp table" when invoked
  - getCreateTemporaryTablePostfix
```
public String getCreateTemporaryTablePostfix()
```
    Overrides Dialect.getCreateTemporaryTablePostfix() to return "with no log" when invoked.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getCreateTemporaryTablePostfix in class Dialect
    
    Returns:
    "with no log" when invoked

Class InformixDialect

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

InformixDialect

Method Detail

getAddColumnString

supportsIdentityColumns

getIdentitySelectString

getIdentityColumnString

hasDataTypeInIdentityColumn

getAddForeignKeyConstraintString

getAddPrimaryKeyConstraintString

getCreateSequenceString

getDropSequenceString

getSequenceNextValString

getSelectSequenceNextValString

supportsSequences

supportsPooledSequences

getQuerySequencesString

supportsLimit

useMaxForLimit

supportsLimitOffset

getLimitString

supportsVariableLimit

getViolatedConstraintNameExtracter

supportsCurrentTimestampSelection

isCurrentTimestampSelectStringCallable

getCurrentTimestampSelectString

supportsTemporaryTables

getCreateTemporaryTableString

getCreateTemporaryTablePostfix