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package org.jooq;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;


A qualified asterisk.

Asterisks (qualified and unqualified) are expressions that can be used
exclusively in SELECT clauses and a few other clauses that
explicitly allow for asterisks, including RETURNING on DML
statements. Asterisks are syntax sugar in SQL, which are expanded to a column
list by the parser once all the columns in the FROM clause are
known.

Example:

// Assuming import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.*;
using(configuration)
   .select(ACTOR.asterisk())
   .from(ACTOR)
   .fetch();

 Instances can be created using Table.asterisk(). 
Author:
Lukas Eder/**
 * A qualified asterisk.
 * <p>
 * Asterisks (qualified and unqualified) are expressions that can be used
 * exclusively in <code>SELECT</code> clauses and a few other clauses that
 * explicitly allow for asterisks, including <code>RETURNING</code> on DML
 * statements. Asterisks are syntax sugar in SQL, which are expanded to a column
 * list by the parser once all the columns in the <code>FROM</code> clause are
 * known.
 * <p>
 * <strong>Example:</strong>
 * <p>
 * <code><pre>
 * // Assuming import static org.jooq.impl.DSL.*;
 *
 * using(configuration)
 *    .select(ACTOR.asterisk())
 *    .from(ACTOR)
 *    .fetch();
 * </pre></code>
 * <p>
 * Instances can be created using {@link Table#asterisk()}.
 *
 * @author Lukas Eder
 */
public interface QualifiedAsterisk extends SelectFieldOrAsterisk {

    
The qualifier.
/**
     * The qualifier.
     */
    @NotNull
    Table<?> qualifier();

    
The qualified asterisk (t.* EXCEPT (fields)) expression to
be used in SELECT clauses.
 This expression is a convenient way to select "all but some fields". Some dialects (e.g. SQLDialect.H2) implement this feature natively. In other dialects, jOOQ expands the asterisk if possible. /**
     * The qualified asterisk (<code>t.* EXCEPT (fields)</code>) expression to
     * be used in <code>SELECT</code> clauses.
     * <p>
     * This expression is a convenient way to select "all but some fields". Some
     * dialects (e.g. {@link SQLDialect#H2}) implement this feature natively. In
     * other dialects, jOOQ expands the asterisk if possible.
     */
    @NotNull
    @Support
    QualifiedAsterisk except(String... fieldNames);

    
The qualified asterisk (t.* EXCEPT (fields)) expression to
be used in SELECT clauses.
 This expression is a convenient way to select "all but some fields". Some dialects (e.g. SQLDialect.H2) implement this feature natively. In other dialects, jOOQ expands the asterisk if possible. /**
     * The qualified asterisk (<code>t.* EXCEPT (fields)</code>) expression to
     * be used in <code>SELECT</code> clauses.
     * <p>
     * This expression is a convenient way to select "all but some fields". Some
     * dialects (e.g. {@link SQLDialect#H2}) implement this feature natively. In
     * other dialects, jOOQ expands the asterisk if possible.
     */
    @NotNull
    @Support
    QualifiedAsterisk except(Name... fieldNames);

    
The qualified asterisk (t.* EXCEPT (fields)) expression to
be used in SELECT clauses.
 This expression is a convenient way to select "all but some fields". Some dialects (e.g. SQLDialect.H2) implement this feature natively. In other dialects, jOOQ expands the asterisk if possible. /**
     * The qualified asterisk (<code>t.* EXCEPT (fields)</code>) expression to
     * be used in <code>SELECT</code> clauses.
     * <p>
     * This expression is a convenient way to select "all but some fields". Some
     * dialects (e.g. {@link SQLDialect#H2}) implement this feature natively. In
     * other dialects, jOOQ expands the asterisk if possible.
     */
    @NotNull
    @Support
    QualifiedAsterisk except(Field<?>... fields);

}