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package org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.sql;

import org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.identifier.DatastoreIdentifier;
import org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.table.Column;

/**
 * Representation of a column reference in an SQL statement.
 * Has a column, and an optional alias.
 * TODO Merge this with ColumnExpression
 */
public class SQLColumn
{
    /** The SQL Table that we are selecting columns from. */
    protected SQLTable table;

    /** The column being referenced. */
    protected Column column;

    /** Alias for the column, for use in a SELECT clause. */
    protected DatastoreIdentifier alias;

    /**
     * Constructor for a column reference.
     * @param table The SQLTable being selected
     * @param col The column
     * @param alias An alias
     */
    public SQLColumn(SQLTable table, Column col, DatastoreIdentifier alias)
    {
        this.table = table;
        this.column = col;
        this.alias = alias;
    }

    public SQLTable getTable()
    {
        return table;
    }

    public Column getColumn()
    {
        return column;
    }

    public DatastoreIdentifier getAlias()
    {
        return alias;
    }

    public String getColumnSelectString()
    {
        String str = null;
        if (table.getAlias() != null)
        {
            str = table.getAlias() + "." + column.getIdentifier().toString();
        }
        else
        {
            str = table.getTable() + "." + column.getIdentifier().toString();
        }
        return column.applySelectFunction(str);
    }

    /**
     * Stringifier method to return this "column" in a form for use in SQL statements.
     * This can be of the following form(s)
     *      * TABLEALIAS.MYCOLUMN AS COLUMNALIAS
     * MYTABLE.MYCOLUMN AS COLUMNALIAS
     * TABLEALIAS.MYCOLUMN
     * MYTABLE.MYCOLUMN
     * 
     * Also applies any "select-function" defined on the Column.
     * @return The String form for use
     */
    public String toString()
    {
        String str = null;
        if (table.getAlias() != null)
        {
            str = table.getAlias() + "." + column.getIdentifier().toString();
        }
        else
        {
            str = table.getTable() + "." + column.getIdentifier().toString();
        }
        if (alias != null)
        {
            return column.applySelectFunction(str) + " AS " + alias;
        }
        return column.applySelectFunction(str);
    }
}