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# filterByRange

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        <h3>filterByRange</h3>
        <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeResponse" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol">FilterByRangeResponse</a></span> <span className="element-name">filterByRange</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(<a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol">FilterByRangeRequest</a> request)</span> throws <span className="exceptions"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/GPUdbException" title="class in com.gpudb">GPUdbException</a></span></div>

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          Calculates which objects from a table have a column that is within the given bounds. An object from the table identified by <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest#getTableName()"><code>tableName</code></a> is added to the view <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest#getViewName()"><code>viewName</code></a> if its column is within \[<a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest#getLowerBound()"><code>lowerBound</code></a>, <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest#getUpperBound()"><code>upperBound</code></a>] (inclusive). The operation is synchronous. The response provides a count of the number of objects which passed the bound filter. Although this functionality can also be accomplished with the standard filter function, it is more efficient.
          <p> For track objects, the count reflects how many points fall within the given bounds (which may not include all the track points of any given track).</p>
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          <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
          <div className="dd"><code>request</code> - <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol"><code>Request</code></a> object containing the parameters for the operation.</div>
          <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
          <div className="dd"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeResponse" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol"><code>Response</code></a> object containing the results of the operation.</div>
          <div className="dt">Throws:</div>
          <div className="dd"><code><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/GPUdbException" title="class in com.gpudb">GPUdbException</a></code> - if an error occurs during the operation.</div>
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        <h3>filterByRange</h3>
        <div className="member-signature"><span className="modifiers">public</span> <span className="return-type"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeResponse" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol">FilterByRangeResponse</a></span> <span className="element-name">filterByRange</span><wbr /><span className="parameters">(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a> tableName, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a> viewName, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a> columnName, double lowerBound, double upperBound, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link">Map</a>\<<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a>,<wbr /><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" className="external-link">String</a>> options)</span> throws <span className="exceptions"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/GPUdbException" title="class in com.gpudb">GPUdbException</a></span></div>

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          Calculates which objects from a table have a column that is within the given bounds. An object from the table identified by <code>tableName</code> is added to the view <code>viewName</code> if its column is within \[<code> lowerBound</code>, <code>upperBound</code>] (inclusive). The operation is synchronous. The response provides a count of the number of objects which passed the bound filter. Although this functionality can also be accomplished with the standard filter function, it is more efficient.
          <p> For track objects, the count reflects how many points fall within the given bounds (which may not include all the track points of any given track).</p>
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          <div className="dt">Parameters:</div>
          <div className="dd"><code>tableName</code> - Name of the table on which the filter by range operation will be performed, in \[schema\_name.]table\_name format, using standard <a href="/content/concepts/tables/#table-name-resolution" target="_top">name resolution rules</a>. Must be an existing table.</div>
          <div className="dd"><code>viewName</code> - If provided, then this will be the name of the view containing the results, in \[schema\_name.]view\_name format, using standard <a href="/content/concepts/tables/#table-name-resolution" target="_top">name resolution rules</a> and meeting <a href="/content/concepts/tables/#table-naming-criteria" target="_top">table naming criteria</a>. Must not be an already existing table or view. The default value is ''.</div>
          <div className="dd"><code>columnName</code> - Name of a column on which the operation would be applied.</div>
          <div className="dd"><code>lowerBound</code> - Value of the lower bound (inclusive).</div>
          <div className="dd"><code>upperBound</code> - Value of the upper bound (inclusive).</div>

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            <code>options</code> - Optional parameters.

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                <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest.Options#CREATE_TEMP_TABLE"><code>CREATE\_TEMP\_TABLE</code></a>: If <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest.Options#TRUE"><code>TRUE</code></a>, a unique temporary table name will be generated in the sys\_temp schema and used in place of <code>viewName</code>. This is always allowed even if the caller does not have permission to create tables. The generated name is returned in <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeResponse.Info#QUALIFIED_VIEW_NAME"><code>QUALIFIED\_VIEW\_NAME</code></a>. Supported values:

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                  <li><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest.Options#TRUE"><code>TRUE</code></a> </li>
                  <li><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest.Options#FALSE"><code>FALSE</code></a> </li>
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                The default value is <a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest.Options#FALSE"><code>FALSE</code></a>.
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              <li><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeRequest.Options#COLLECTION_NAME"><code>COLLECTION\_NAME</code></a>: \[DEPRECATED--please specify the containing schema for the view as part of <code>viewName</code> and use <a href="#createSchema(java.lang.String,java.util.Map)"><code>createSchema</code></a> to create the schema if non-existent] Name of a schema for the newly created view. If the schema is non-existent, it will be automatically created. </li>
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            The default value is an empty <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Map.html" title="class or interface in java.util" className="external-link"><code>Map</code></a>.
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          <div className="dt">Returns:</div>
          <div className="dd"><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/protocol/FilterByRangeResponse" title="class in com.gpudb.protocol"><code>Response</code></a> object containing the results of the operation.</div>
          <div className="dt">Throws:</div>
          <div className="dd"><code><a href="/content/api/java/com/gpudb/GPUdbException" title="class in com.gpudb">GPUdbException</a></code> - if an error occurs during the operation.</div>
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