java.lang.Object
- org.apache.cassandra.db.Slices

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Iterable<Slice>
```
public abstract class Slices
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Iterable<Slice>
```
Represents the selection of multiple range of rows within a partition.
A Slices is basically a list of Slice, though those are guaranteed to be non-overlapping and always in clustering order.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`Slices.Builder`	Builder to create `Slices` objects.
`static interface`	`Slices.InOrderTester`	In simple object that allows to test the inclusion of rows in those slices assuming those rows are passed (to `Slices.InOrderTester.includes(org.apache.cassandra.db.Clustering<?>)`) in clustering order (or reverse clustering ordered, depending of the argument passed to `inOrderTester(boolean)`).
`static class`	`Slices.Serializer`

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static Slices`	`ALL`	Slices selecting all the rows of a partition.
`static Slices`	`NONE`	Slices selecting no rows in a partition.
`static Slices.Serializer`	`serializer`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected Slices()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Slices`	`forPaging(ClusteringComparator comparator, Clustering<?> lastReturned, boolean inclusive, boolean reversed)`	Returns slices for continuing the paging of those slices given the last returned clustering prefix.
`abstract Slice`	`get(int i)`	Returns the ith slice of this `Slices` object.
`abstract boolean`	`hasLowerBound()`	Whether the slices has a lower bound, that is whether it's first slice start is `Slice.BOTTOM`.
`abstract boolean`	`hasUpperBound()`	Whether the slices has an upper bound, that is whether it's last slice end is `Slice.TOP`.
`abstract Slices.InOrderTester`	`inOrderTester(boolean reversed)`	An object that allows to test whether rows are selected by this `Slices` objects assuming those rows are tested in clustering order.
`abstract boolean`	`intersects(java.util.List<java.nio.ByteBuffer> minClusteringValues, java.util.List<java.nio.ByteBuffer> maxClusteringValues)`	Given the per-clustering column minimum and maximum value a sstable contains, whether or not this slices potentially intersects that sstable or not.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()`	Checks if this `Slices` is empty.
`abstract boolean`	`selects(Clustering<?> clustering)`	Whether a given clustering (row) is selected by this `Slices` object.
`abstract int`	`size()`	The number of slice this object contains.
`abstract java.lang.String`	`toCQLString(TableMetadata metadata, RowFilter rowFilter)`
`static Slices`	`with(ClusteringComparator comparator, Slice slice)`	Creates a `Slices` object that contains a single slice.

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

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, iterator, spliterator

- Field Detail
  - serializer
```
public static final Slices.Serializer serializer
```
  - ALL
```
public static final Slices ALL
```
    Slices selecting all the rows of a partition.
  - NONE
```
public static final Slices NONE
```
    Slices selecting no rows in a partition.
- Constructor Detail
  - Slices
```
protected Slices()
```
- Method Detail
  - with
```
public static Slices with(ClusteringComparator comparator,
                          Slice slice)
```
    Creates a Slices object that contains a single slice.
    
    Parameters:
    
    comparator - the comparator for the table slice is a slice of.
    
    slice - the single slice that the return object should contains.
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly created Slices object.
  - hasLowerBound
```
public abstract boolean hasLowerBound()
```
    Whether the slices has a lower bound, that is whether it's first slice start is Slice.BOTTOM.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the slices has a lower bound.
  - hasUpperBound
```
public abstract boolean hasUpperBound()
```
    Whether the slices has an upper bound, that is whether it's last slice end is Slice.TOP.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the slices has an upper bound.
  - size
```
public abstract int size()
```
    The number of slice this object contains.
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of slice this object contains.
  - get
```
public abstract Slice get(int i)
```
    Returns the ith slice of this Slices object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ith slice of this object.
  - forPaging
```
public abstract Slices forPaging(ClusteringComparator comparator,
                                 Clustering<?> lastReturned,
                                 boolean inclusive,
                                 boolean reversed)
```
    Returns slices for continuing the paging of those slices given the last returned clustering prefix.
    
    Parameters:
    
    comparator - the comparator for the table this is a filter for.
    
    lastReturned - the last clustering that was returned for the query we are paging for. The resulting slices will be such that only results coming stricly after lastReturned are returned (where coming after means "greater than" if !reversed and "lesser than" otherwise).
    
    inclusive - whether or not we want to include the lastReturned in the newly returned page of results.
    
    reversed - whether the query we're paging for is reversed or not.
    
    Returns:
    
    new slices that select results coming after lastReturned.
  - inOrderTester
```
public abstract Slices.InOrderTester inOrderTester(boolean reversed)
```
    An object that allows to test whether rows are selected by this Slices objects assuming those rows are tested in clustering order.
    
    Parameters:
    
    reversed - if true, the rows passed to the returned object will be assumed to be in reversed clustering order, otherwise they should be in clustering order.
    
    Returns:
    
    an object that tests for selection of rows by this Slices object.
  - selects
```
public abstract boolean selects(Clustering<?> clustering)
```
    Whether a given clustering (row) is selected by this Slices object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clustering - the clustering to test for selection.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether a given clustering (row) is selected by this Slices object.
  - intersects
```
public abstract boolean intersects(java.util.List<java.nio.ByteBuffer> minClusteringValues,
                                   java.util.List<java.nio.ByteBuffer> maxClusteringValues)
```
    Given the per-clustering column minimum and maximum value a sstable contains, whether or not this slices potentially intersects that sstable or not.
    
    Parameters:
    
    minClusteringValues - the smallest values for each clustering column that a sstable contains.
    
    maxClusteringValues - the biggest values for each clustering column that a sstable contains.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the slices might intersects with the sstable having minClusteringValues and maxClusteringValues.
  - toCQLString
```
public abstract java.lang.String toCQLString(TableMetadata metadata,
                                             RowFilter rowFilter)
```
  - isEmpty
```
public final boolean isEmpty()
```
    Checks if this Slices is empty.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this Slices is empty, false otherwise.

Class Slices

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

Field Detail

serializer

ALL

NONE

Constructor Detail

Slices

Method Detail

with

hasLowerBound

hasUpperBound

size

get

forPaging

inOrderTester

selects

intersects

toCQLString

isEmpty