ObjectGrid query Backus-Naur Form

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ObjectGrid query Backus-Naur Form

A summary of the ObjectGrid Query Backus-Naur Form (BNF) Notation follows.

Table 1. Key to BNF summary
Representation Description

{...}

Group

[...]

Optional constructs

bold

Keywords

*

Zero or more

|

Alternates

Table 1. Key to BNF summary
Representation	Description
{...}	Group
[...]	Optional constructs
bold	Keywords
*	Zero or more
\|	Alternates

ObjectGrid QL ::=select_clause from_clause [where_clause] [group_by_clause]
        [having_clause] [order_by_clause]

from_clause ::=FROM identification_variable_declaration
        [,identification_variable_declaration]*

identification_variable_declaration ::=collection_member_declaration |
        range_variable_declaration

collection_member_declaration ::=IN ( collection_valued_path_expression |
        single_valued_navigation) [AS] identifier | [LEFT [OUTER]
        | INNER] JOIN collection_valued_path_expression |
        single_valued_navigation [AS] identifier

range_variable_declaration ::=abstract_schema_name [AS] identifier

single_valued_path_expression ::={single_valued_navigation | identification_variable}.
        { state_field | state_field.value_object_attribute } | single_valued_navigation

single_valued_navigation ::=identification_variable.[ single_valued_association_field. ]*
        single_valued_association_field

collection_valued_path_expression ::=identification_variable.[
        single_valued_association_field. ]* collection_valued_association_field

select_clause ::= SELECT [DISTINCT] [ selection , ]* selection

selection ::= {single_valued_path_expression |identification_variable | OBJECT
        ( identification_variable) |aggregate_functions } [[ AS ] id ]

order_by_clause ::= ORDER BY [ {identification_variable.[ single_valued_association_field.
        ]*state_field} [ASC|DESC],]* {identification_variable.[
        single_valued_association_field. ]*state_field}[ASC|DESC]

where_clause ::= WHERE conditional_expression

conditional_expression ::= conditional_term | conditional_expression OR conditional_term

conditional_term ::= conditional_factor | conditional_term AND conditional_factor

conditional_factor ::= [NOT] conditional_primary

conditional_primary ::= simple_cond_expression | (conditional_expression)

simple_cond_expression ::= comparison_expression | between_expression | like_expression |
        in_expression | null_comparison_expression | empty_collection_comparison_expression |
        exists_expression | collection_member_expression

between_expression ::= numeric_expression [NOT] BETWEEN numeric_expression
        AND numeric_expression | string_expression [NOT] BETWEEN
        string_expression AND string_expression | datetime_expression [NOT]
        BETWEEN datetime_expression AND datetime_expression

in_expression ::= identification_variable.[ single_valued_association_field. ]state_field
        [*NOT] IN { (subselect) | ( atom ,]* atom) }

atom ::= { string_literal | numeric_literal | input_parameter }

like_expression ::=string_expression [NOT] LIKE {string_literal | input_parameter}
        [ESCAPE {string_literal | input_parameter}]

null_comparison_expression ::= {single_valued_path_expression | input_parameter} IS
        [ NOT ] NULL

empty_collection_comparison_expression ::= collection_valued_path_expression IS
        [NOT] EMPTY

collection_member_expression ::={ ssingle_valued_path_expression | input_parameter }[
        NOT ] MEMBER    [ OF ]collection_valued_path_expression

exists_expression ::= EXISTS {(subselect)}

subselect ::= SELECT [{ ALL | DISTINCT }] subselection from_clause
        [where_clause] [group_by_clause] [having_clause]

subselection ::= {single_valued_path_expression |identification_variable |
        aggregate_functions }

group_by_clause ::= GROUP BY[single_valued_path_expression,]*
        single_valued_path_expression

having_clause ::= HAVING conditional_expression

comparison_expression ::= numeric_ expression comparison_operator { numeric_expression
        | {SOME | ANY | ALL} (subselect) } | string_expression
        comparison_operator {

string_expression | {SOME | ANY | ALL}(subselect) } |

datetime_expression comparison_operator {

datetime_expression {SOME | ANY | ALL}(subselect) } |

boolean_expression {=|<>} {

boolean_expression {SOME | ANY | ALL}(subselect) } |

entity_expression {=|<>} {

entity_expression {SOME| ANY | ALL}(subselect) }

comparison_operator ::= = | > | >= |
< |
<= |
<>

string_expression ::= string_primary | (subselect)

string_primary ::=state_field_path_expression |string_literal | input_parameter |
        functions_returning_strings

datetime_expression ::= datetime_primary |(subselect)

datetime_primary ::=state_field_path_expression | string_literal | long_literal
        | input_parameter | functions_returning_datetime

boolean_expression ::= boolean_primary |(subselect)

boolean_primary ::=state_field_path_expression | boolean_literal | input_parameter

entity_expression ::=single_valued_association_path_expression |
        identification_variable | input_parameter

numeric_expression ::= simple_numeric_expression |(subselect)

simple_numeric_expression ::= numeric_term | numeric_expression {+|-} numeric_term

numeric_term ::= numeric_factor | numeric_term {*|/} numeric_factor

numeric_factor ::= {+|-} numeric_primary

numeric_primary ::= single_valued_path_expression | numeric_literal |
        ( numeric_expression ) | input_parameter | functions

aggregate_functions :=

AVG([ALL|DISTINCT] identification_variable.
        [ single_valued_association_field. ]*state_field) |

COUNT([ALL|DISTINCT] {single_valued_path_expression |
        identification_variable}) |

MAX([ALL|DISTINCT] identification_variable.[
        single_valued_association_field. ]*state_field) |

MIN([ALL|DISTINCT] identification_variable.[
        single_valued_association_field. ]*state_field) |

SUM([ALL|DISTINCT] identification_variable.[
        single_valued_association_field. ]*state_field)

functions ::=

ABS (simple_numeric_expression) |

CONCAT (string_primary , string_primary) |

LOWER (string_primary) |

LENGTH(string_primary) |

LOCATE(string_primary, string_primary [, simple_numeric_expression]) |

MOD (simple_numeric_expression, simple_numeric_expression) |

SIZE (collection_valued_path_expression) |

SQRT (simple_numeric_expression) |

SUBSTRING (string_primary, simple_numeric_expression[, simple_numeric_expression]) |

UPPER (string_primary) |

TRIM ([[LEADING | TRAILING | BOTH] [trim_character]
        FROM] string_primary)

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