ObjectExpressionStateObject.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.tools.model.query;

import java.util.List;
import org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.ObjectExpression;
import org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.tools.model.Problem;
import static org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.Expression.*;

/**
 * Stand-alone identification variables in the <code><b>SELECT</b></code> clause may optionally be
 * qualified by the <code><b>OBJECT</b></code> operator. The <code><b>SELECT</b></code> clause must
 * not use the <code><b>OBJECT</b></code> operator to qualify path expressions.
 *
 * <div><b>BNF:</b> <code>expression ::= OBJECT(identification_variable)</code><p></div>
 *
 * @see ObjectExpression
 *
 * @version 2.4
 * @since 2.4
 * @author Pascal Filion
 */
public class ObjectExpressionStateObject extends EncapsulatedIdentificationVariableExpressionStateObject {

    /**
     * Creates a new <code>ObjectExpressionStateObject</code>.
     *
     * @param parent The parent of this state object, which cannot be <code>null</code>
     * @exception NullPointerException The given parent cannot be <code>null</code>
     */
    public ObjectExpressionStateObject(StateObject parent) {
        super(parent);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new <code>ObjectExpressionStateObject</code>.
     *
     * @param parent The parent of this state object, which cannot be <code>null</code>
     * @param identificationVariable The name of the identification variable
     * @exception NullPointerException The given parent cannot be <code>null</code>
     */
    public ObjectExpressionStateObject(StateObject parent, String identificationVariable) {
        super(parent, identificationVariable);
    }

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

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    protected void addProblems(List<Problem> problems) {
        super.addProblems(problems);
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public ObjectExpression getExpression() {
        return (ObjectExpression) super.getExpression();
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public String getIdentifier() {
        return OBJECT;
    }

    /**
     * Keeps a reference of the {@link ObjectExpression parsed object} object, which should only be
     * done when this object is instantiated during the conversion of a parsed JPQL query into
     * {@link StateObject StateObjects}.
     *
     * @param expression The {@link ObjectExpression parsed object} representing an <code><b>OBJECT</b></code>
     * expression
     */
    public void setExpression(ObjectExpression expression) {
        super.setExpression(expression);
    }
}