Module: Sequel::SQL::CastMethods

Included in:
ComplexExpression, GenericExpression, String, Symbol
Defined in:
lib/sequel/sql.rb

Overview

Holds methods that are used to cast objects to differen SQL types.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#cast(sql_type) ⇒ Object

Cast the reciever to the given SQL type. You can specify a ruby class as a type, and it is handled similarly to using a database independent type in the schema methods.



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# File 'lib/sequel/sql.rb', line 179

def cast(sql_type)
  Cast.new(self, sql_type)
end

#cast_numeric(sql_type = nil) ⇒ Object

Cast the reciever to the given SQL type (or the database’s default integer type if none given), and return the result as a NumericExpression.



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# File 'lib/sequel/sql.rb', line 185

def cast_numeric(sql_type = nil)
  cast(sql_type || Integer).sql_number
end

#cast_string(sql_type = nil) ⇒ Object

Cast the reciever to the given SQL type (or the database’s default string type if none given), and return the result as a StringExpression, so you can use + directly on the result for SQL string concatenation.



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# File 'lib/sequel/sql.rb', line 192

def cast_string(sql_type = nil)
  cast(sql_type || String).sql_string
end