ValueExpression.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser;

/**
 * An identification variable qualified by the <code><b>VALUE</b></code> operator is a path
 * expression. The <code><b>VALUE</b></code> operator may only be applied to identification
 * variables that correspond to map-valued associations or map-valued element collections.
 * The type of the path expression is the type computed as the result of the operation; that
 * is, the abstract schema type of the field that is the value of the <code><b>VALUE</b></code>
 * operator (the map value).
 * <p>
 * This is part of JPA 2.0.
 *
 * <div><b>BNF:</b> <code>VALUE(identification_variable)</code><p></div>
 *
 * @version 2.5
 * @since 2.3
 * @author Pascal Filion
 */
public final class ValueExpression extends EncapsulatedIdentificationVariableExpression {

    /**
     * Creates a new <code>ValueExpression</code>.
     *
     * @param parent The parent of this expression
     */
    public ValueExpression(AbstractExpression parent) {
        super(parent, VALUE);
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public void accept(ExpressionVisitor visitor) {
        visitor.visit(this);
    }
}