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package org.jooq;
import org.jooq.conf.Settings;
/**
* An object that can behave like a field (a field-like object)
*
* @author Lukas Eder
*/
public interface FieldLike {
/**
* The underlying field representation of this object
*
* This method is useful for things like
* SELECT y.*, (SELECT a FROM x) FROM y
*
* @return This result provider as a Field<?> object
*/
Field asField();
/**
* The underlying field representation of this object
*
* This method is useful for things like
* SELECT y.*, (SELECT a FROM x) [alias] FROM y
*
* Note that the case-sensitivity of the returned field depends on
* {@link Settings#getRenderNameStyle()}. By default, field aliases are
* quoted, and thus case-sensitive!
*
* @return This result provider as a Field<?> object
*/
Field asField(String alias);
}