ExprBetweenNode.java

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package com.espertech.esper.epl.expression;

import com.espertech.esper.client.EventBean;
import com.espertech.esper.util.JavaClassHelper;
import com.espertech.esper.util.SimpleNumberBigDecimalCoercer;
import com.espertech.esper.util.SimpleNumberBigIntegerCoercer;
import com.espertech.esper.util.SimpleNumberCoercerFactory;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Represents the between-clause function in an expression tree.
 */
public interface ExprBetweenNode extends ExprNode, ExprEvaluator
{
    /**
     * Returns true if the low endpoint is included, false if not
     * @return indicator if endppoint is included
     */
    public boolean isLowEndpointIncluded();

    /**
     * Returns true if the high endpoint is included, false if not
     * @return indicator if endppoint is included
     */
    public boolean isHighEndpointIncluded();

    /**
     * Returns true for inverted range, or false for regular (openn/close/half-open/half-closed) ranges.
     * @return true for not betwene, false for between
     */
    public boolean isNotBetween();
}