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  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

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 package org.kuali.rice.core.api.search;

 import java.util.Arrays;

 import java.util.Collection;

 import java.util.Collections;

 /**

  * This class contains a static list of search operators used in rice.

  * 

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public enum SearchOperator {

         AND("&&"),

         OR("|"),

         NOT("!"),

         BETWEEN(".."),

         NULL("NULL"), 

         LIKE_ONE("?"),

         LIKE_MANY("*"),

         LIKE_MANY_P("%"),

         GREATER_THAN(">"),

         LESS_THAN("<"),

         EQUAL("="),

         GREATER_THAN_EQUAL(">="),

         LESS_THAN_EQUAL("<=");

         private final String op;

         private SearchOperator(String op) {

                 this.op = op;

         }

         public static final Collection<SearchOperator> QUERY_CHARACTERS =

                 Collections.unmodifiableCollection(Arrays.asList(LIKE_MANY, LIKE_ONE, LIKE_MANY_P, GREATER_THAN, LESS_THAN, BETWEEN, OR, NOT, EQUAL));

         public static final Collection<SearchOperator> RANGE_CHARACTERS =

                 Collections.unmodifiableCollection(Arrays.asList(GREATER_THAN_EQUAL, LESS_THAN_EQUAL, GREATER_THAN, LESS_THAN, BETWEEN));

         public String op() {

                 return op;

         }

         @Override

         public String toString() {

                 return op;

         }

 }