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package org.sql.generation.api.grammar.query;

import org.atp.api.Typeable;
import org.sql.generation.api.grammar.common.ColumnNameList;

/**
 * This syntax element represents the alias for a table. Table alias may have additional list of column aliases.
 * 
 * @author Stanislav Muhametsin
 */
public interface TableAlias
    extends Typeable
{

    /**
     * Returns an alias for a table name.
     * 
     * @return The alias for the table name.
     */
    public String getTableAlias();

    /**
     * Returns aliases for columns in the original table.
     * 
     * @return Aliases for columns in the original table. May be {@code null}.
     */
    public ColumnNameList getColumnAliases();
}