com.openexchange.mail.search
Class SearchUtility

java.lang.Object
  com.openexchange.mail.search.SearchUtility

public final class SearchUtility
extends java.lang.Object

SearchUtility

Author:

Thorben Betten

Method Summary

static SearchTerm<?>

parseFields(int[] searchFields, java.lang.String[] patterns, boolean linkWithOR) Parses the fields and pattern received from UI into an appropriate instance of SearchTerm.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

parseFields

public static SearchTerm<?> parseFields(int[] searchFields,
                                        java.lang.String[] patterns,
                                        boolean linkWithOR)

Parses the fields and pattern received from UI into an appropriate instance of SearchTerm.

Currently the supported search fields by UI are limited to:

• MailListField.FROM
• MailListField.TO
• MailListField.CC
• MailListField.BCC
• MailListField.SUBJECT

All other are mapped to an instance of BodyTerm to search for certain pattern inside a mail's text body.

Parameters:

searchFields - The search fields as an array of int

patterns - The search patterns

linkWithOR - Whether to link with a logical OR; otherwise to link with a logical AND

Returns:

An appropriate search term