CompareFieldsExpression (classic-core 9.3.0.0-424 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.AbstractExpression
- - org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.AbstractCompareExpression
  - - org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.CompareFieldsExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Expression
```
public class CompareFieldsExpression
extends AbstractCompareExpression
```
Deprecated.
Use a formula instead.

Compares the values of two fields.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.AbstractCompareExpression
  EQUAL, GREATER, GREATER_EQUAL, LOWER, LOWER_EQUAL, NOT_EQUAL

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CompareFieldsExpression()
Deprecated.

Default Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Comparable`	`getComparable()`	Deprecated. Returns the value of the other field.
`String`	`getOtherField()`	Deprecated. Returns the name of the data-row column that holds the second value.
`void`	`setOtherField(String otherField)`	Deprecated. Defines the name of the data-row column that holds the second value.

Methods inherited from class org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.AbstractCompareExpression
getCompareMethod, getField, getValue, setCompareMethod, setField

Methods inherited from class org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.AbstractExpression
clone, getDataRow, getDependencyLevel, getInstance, getName, getReportConfiguration, getResourceBundleFactory, getRuntime, isActive, isDeepTraversing, isPreserve, setActive, setDependencyLevel, setName, setPreserve, setRuntime

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

- Constructor Detail
  - CompareFieldsExpression
```
public CompareFieldsExpression()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Default Constructor.
- Method Detail
  - getOtherField
```
public String getOtherField()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the name of the data-row column that holds the second value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the other field.
  - setOtherField
```
public void setOtherField(String otherField)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Defines the name of the data-row column that holds the second value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    otherField - the name of the other field.
  - getComparable
```
protected Comparable getComparable()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the value of the other field. If the value is no comparable, this method returns null instead.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getComparable in class AbstractCompareExpression
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the other field.