def to_match(self):
        """Return a unicode object with the MATCH representation of this Variable."""
        self.validate()

        # We don't want the dollar sign as part of the variable name.
        variable_with_no_dollar_sign = self.variable_name[1:]

        match_variable_name = '{%s}' % (six.text_type(variable_with_no_dollar_sign),)

        # We can't directly pass a Date or DateTime object, so we have to pass it as a string
        # and then parse it inline. For date format parameter meanings, see:
        # http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html
        # For the semantics of the date() OrientDB SQL function, see:
        # http://orientdb.com/docs/last/SQL-Functions.html#date
        if GraphQLDate.is_same_type(self.inferred_type):
            return u'date(%s, "%s")' % (match_variable_name, STANDARD_DATE_FORMAT)
        elif GraphQLDateTime.is_same_type(self.inferred_type):
            return u'date(%s, "%s")' % (match_variable_name, STANDARD_DATETIME_FORMAT)
        else:
            return match_variable_name
Return a unicode object with the MATCH representation of this Variable.