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 * Copyright 2008 Udai Gupta, Ralf Joachim
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package org.castor.cpa.query.object.literal;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

import org.castor.cpa.query.TemporalType;

/**
 * Abstract immutable base class for temporal literals.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:mailtoud AT gmail DOT com">Udai Gupta</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:ralf DOT joachim AT syscon DOT eu">Ralf Joachim</a>
 * @version $Revision: 7121 $ $Date: 2006-04-25 16:09:10 -0600 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006) $
 * @since 1.3
 */
public abstract class AbstractTemporalLiteral extends AbstractLiteral {
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    /**
     * Factory method to create a temporal literal for the date given that matches the
     * temporal type given.
     * 
     * @param temporalType Temporal type of the temporal literal to return.
     * @param value Date value for the temporal literal.
     * @return Temporal literal.
     */
    public static AbstractTemporalLiteral createInstance(
            final TemporalType temporalType, final Date value) {
        switch (temporalType) {
            case DATE:      return new DateLiteral(value);
            case TIME:      return new TimeLiteral(value);
            case TIMESTAMP: return new TimestampLiteral(value);
            default:        throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        } 
    }
    
    /**
     * Factory method to create a temporal literal for the calendar given that matches the
     * temporal type given.
     * 
     * @param temporalType Temporal type of the temporal literal to return.
     * @param value Calendar value for the temporal literal.
     * @return Temporal literal.
     */
    public static AbstractTemporalLiteral createInstance(
            final TemporalType temporalType, final Calendar value) {
        switch (temporalType) {
            case DATE:      return new DateLiteral(value);
            case TIME:      return new TimeLiteral(value);
            case TIMESTAMP: return new TimestampLiteral(value);
            default:        throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        } 
    }
    
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    /** Date value of the temporal literal. */
    private final Date _value;

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    /**
     * Construct an abstract temporal literal with given date.
     * 
     * @param value Date value for the temporal literal.
     */
    protected AbstractTemporalLiteral(final Date value) {
        if (value == null) { throw new NullPointerException(); }
        _value = value;
    }
    
    /**
     * Construct an abstract temporal literal with given calendar.
     * 
     * @param value Calendar value for the temporal literal.
     */
    protected AbstractTemporalLiteral(final Calendar value) {
        if (value == null) { throw new NullPointerException(); }
        _value = value.getTime();
    }
    
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    /**
     * Get date value of the temporal literal.
     * 
     * @return Date value of the temporal literal.
     */
    public final Date getValue() {
        return _value;
    }

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
}