OrderByClause.java

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package org.apache.metamodel.query;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Represents the ORDER BY clause of a query containing OrderByItem's. The order
 * and direction of the OrderItems define the way that the result of a query
 * will be sorted.
 * 
 * @see OrderByItem
 */
public class OrderByClause extends AbstractQueryClause<OrderByItem> {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 2441926135870143715L;

	public OrderByClause(Query query) {
		super(query, AbstractQueryClause.PREFIX_ORDER_BY,
				AbstractQueryClause.DELIM_COMMA);
	}

	public List<SelectItem> getEvaluatedSelectItems() {
		final List<SelectItem> result = new ArrayList<SelectItem>();
		final List<OrderByItem> items = getItems();
		for (OrderByItem item : items) {
			result.add(item.getSelectItem());
		}
		return result;
	}

}