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package org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps;
import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.StoreContext;
/**
* Represents an unbound variable. When the query is evaluated,
* expressions containing unbound variables will be
* executed once for every element in the type's extent.
*
* @author Abe White
*/
class UnboundVariable
extends Val {
private Class _type = null;
private Object _val = null;
/**
* Constructor. Provide variable name and type.
*/
public UnboundVariable(Class type) {
_type = type;
}
public boolean isVariable() {
return true;
}
public Class getType() {
return _type;
}
public void setImplicitType(Class type) {
_type = type;
}
/**
* Set the variable's current value. Expressions can be evaluated
* for every possible object in the extent of each unbound variable
* when looking for a match.
*/
public void setValue(Object value) {
_val = value;
}
protected Object eval(Object candidate, Object orig,
StoreContext ctx, Object[] params) {
return _val;
}
}