class Sequel::LiteralString

  1. lib/sequel/sql.rb
Superclass: String

LiteralString is used to represent literal SQL expressions. A LiteralString is copied verbatim into an SQL statement. Instances of LiteralString can be created by calling Sequel.lit.

Methods

Public Instance

  1. inspect
  2. lit
  3. to_sequel_blob

Public Instance methods

inspect()

Show that the current string is a literal string in addition to the output.

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     # File lib/sequel/sql.rb
2042 def inspect
2043   "#<#{self.class} #{super}>"
2044 end
lit(*args)

Return self if no args are given, otherwise return a SQL::PlaceholderLiteralString with the current string and the given args.

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     # File lib/sequel/sql.rb
2048 def lit(*args)
2049   args.empty? ? self : SQL::PlaceholderLiteralString.new(self, args)
2050 end
to_sequel_blob()

Convert a literal string to a SQL::Blob.

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     # File lib/sequel/sql.rb
2053 def to_sequel_blob
2054   SQL::Blob.new(self)
2055 end