NAME

       SQL::Statement::TermFactory - Factory for SQL::Statement::Term instances

SYNOPSIS

         my $termFactory = SQL::Statement::TermFactory->new($stmt);
         my $whereTerms = $termFactory->buildCondition( $stmt->{where_clause} );
         my $col = $termFactory->buildCondition( $stmt->{col_obj}->{$name}->{content} );

DESCRIPTION

       This package implements a factory to create type and operation based terms.  Those terms
       are used to access data from the table(s) - either when evaluating the where clause or
       returning column data.

       The concept of a factory can be studied in Design Patterns by the Gang of Four. The
       concept of using polymorphism instead of conditions is suggested by Martin Fowler in his
       book Refactoring.

METHODS

   buildCondition
       Builds a condition object from a given (part of a) where clause. This method calls itself
       recursively for predicates.

AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2001,2005 by Jeff Zucker: jzuckerATcpan.org Copyright (c) 2008-2010 by Jens
       Rehsack: rehsackATcpan.org

       Portions Copyright (C) 1998 by Jochen Wiedmann: jwiedATcpan.org

       All rights reserved.

       You may distribute this module under the terms of either the GNU General Public License or
       the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file.