Chapter 15. Filter Expressions and Message Selectors The messaging-activemq subsystem in JBoss EAP provides a powerful filter language based on a subset of the SQL 92 expression syntax. It is the same as the syntax used for Jakarta Messaging selectors, but the predefined identifiers are different. For documentation on Jakarta Messaging selector syntax, refer to the javax.jms.Message interface Javadoc. The filter attribute can be found in several places within the configuration. Predefined Queues. When pre-defining a queue, a filter expression can be defined for it. Only messages that match the filter expression will enter the queue. The configuration snippet below shows a queue definition that includes a filter: <subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:messaging-activemq:4.0"> ... <queue name="myQueue" filter=" FILTER_EXPRESSION " ... /> ... </subsystem> To create queue with a selector in the management CLI you would use something like following command: Core bridges can be defined with an optional filter expression, only matching messages will be bridged. Below is a snippet from a sample configuration file where the messaging-activemq subsystem includes a bridge with a filter. <subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:messaging-activemq:4.0"> ... <bridge name="myBridge" filter=" FILTER_EXPRESSION " ... /> ... </subsystem> Diverts can be defined with an optional filter expression, only matching messages will be diverted. See Diverts for more information. The example snippet below shows a Divert using a filter: <subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:messaging-activemq:4.0"> ... <divert name="myDivert" filter=" FILTER_EXPRESSION " ... /> ... </subsystem> There are some differences between Jakarta Messaging selector expressions and JBoss EAP messaging core filter expressions. Whereas Jakarta Messaging selector expressions operate on a Jakarta Messaging message, JBoss EAP messaging core filter expressions operate on a core message. The following identifiers can be used in core filter expressions to refer to the attributes of a core message: AMQPriority . To refer to the priority of a message. Message priorities are integers with valid values from 0 - 9 . 0 is the lowest priority and 9 is the highest. For example, AMQPriority = 3 AND animal = 'aardvark'. AMQExpiration . To refer to the expiration time of a message. The value is a long integer. AMQDurable . To refer to whether a message is durable or not. The value is a string with valid values: DURABLE or NON_DURABLE . AMQTimestamp . The timestamp of when the message was created. The value is a long integer. AMQSize . The size of a message in bytes. The value is an integer. Any other identifiers used in core filter expressions will be assumed to be properties of the message.

Commands:
<subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:messaging-activemq:4.0"> <queue name="myQueue" filter=" FILTER_EXPRESSION " /> </subsystem>
jms-queue add --queue-address= QUEUE_ADDRESS --selector= FILTER_EXPRESSION
<subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:messaging-activemq:4.0"> <bridge name="myBridge" filter=" FILTER_EXPRESSION " /> </subsystem>
<subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:messaging-activemq:4.0"> <divert name="myDivert" filter=" FILTER_EXPRESSION " /> </subsystem>