## org.apache.cassandra.cql
Class Term

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.cassandra.cql.Term

    public class Term

extends java.lang.Object

A term parsed from a CQL statement.

Constructor Summary
`protected` `Term()`
`` `Term(long value, org.apache.cassandra.cql.TermType type)`
`` `Term(java.lang.String text, int type)` Create new Term instance from a string, and an integer that corresponds with the token ID from CQLParser.
`` `Term(java.lang.String text, org.apache.cassandra.cql.TermType type)`

Method Summary
`boolean` `equals(java.lang.Object obj)`
`java.nio.ByteBuffer` `getByteBuffer()` Returns the typed value, serialized to a ByteBuffer.
`java.nio.ByteBuffer` `getByteBuffer(AbstractType<?> validator)` Returns the typed value, serialized to a ByteBuffer according to a comparator/validator.
`java.lang.String` `getText()` Returns the text parsed to create this term.
`org.apache.cassandra.cql.TermType` `getType()` Obtain the term's type.
`int` `hashCode()`
`java.lang.String` `toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### Term

    public Term(java.lang.String text,
                int type)

  Create new Term instance from a string, and an integer that corresponds with the token ID from CQLParser.

  Parameters:
    `text` - the text representation of the term.
    `type` - the term's type as an integer token ID.

### Term

    public Term(java.lang.String text,
                org.apache.cassandra.cql.TermType type)

### Term

    public Term(long value,
                org.apache.cassandra.cql.TermType type)

### Term

    protected Term()

Method Detail

### getText

    public java.lang.String getText()

  Returns the text parsed to create this term.

  Returns:
    the string term acquired from a CQL statement.

### getByteBuffer

    public java.nio.ByteBuffer getByteBuffer(AbstractType<?> validator)
                                      throws InvalidRequestException

  Returns the typed value, serialized to a ByteBuffer according to a comparator/validator.

  Returns:
    a ByteBuffer of the value.
  Throws:
    `InvalidRequestException` - if unable to coerce the string to its type.

### getByteBuffer

    public java.nio.ByteBuffer getByteBuffer()
                                      throws InvalidRequestException

  Returns the typed value, serialized to a ByteBuffer.

  Returns:
    a ByteBuffer of the value.
  Throws:
    `InvalidRequestException` - if unable to coerce the string to its type.

### getType

    public org.apache.cassandra.cql.TermType getType()

  Obtain the term's type.

  Returns:
    the type

### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`

### equals

    public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`

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