Object which will be used to create valid parameter objects, field names, including prefix/postfix characters, and conversion routines, and field names, including prefix/postfix characters. Uses the strategy pattern so the generic code can work with more than one target database.

Gets / sets the filter to apply to elements of the member (or the member itself in case of a single instance).

The PredicateType of this instance. Used to determine the instance nature without a lot of casting.

Gets / sets memberName, which is the name of the member of the entity this predicate is applied on, on which filter has to be applied.

Flag for setting the Predicate to negate itself, i.e. to add 'NOT' to its result.

Alias for the object the field belongs to. Used to identify which entity to use when the entity is present multiple times in a relation collection. Alias has to match an alias specified in the relation collection or should be left empty if no alias is specified (or no relation collection is used).

Gets / sets operatorToUse

The list of parameters created when the Predicate was translated to text usable in a query. Only valid after a succesful call to ToQueryText