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package org.mulgara.query;
// Java 2 standard packages
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Aggregate functions include statistics like row counts, averages, minima and
* maxima that are calculated from the results of a subquery.
*
* @author <a href="http://staff.pisoftware.com/raboczi">Simon Raboczi</a>
*
* @created 2002-May-27
*
* @version $Revision: 1.8 $
*
* @modified $Date: 2005/01/05 04:58:20 $
*
* @maintenanceAuthor $Author: newmana $
*
* @copyright ©2001 <a href="http://www.pisoftware.com/">Plugged In
* Software Pty Ltd</a>
*
* @licence <a href="{@docRoot}/../../LICENCE">Mozilla Public License v1.1</a>
*/
public abstract class AggregateFunction implements SelectElement, Serializable {
/**
* Allow newer compiled version of the stub to operate when changes
* have not occurred with the class.
* NOTE : update this serialVersionUID when a method or a public member is
* deleted.
*/
static final long serialVersionUID = -7631974848415794500L;
/**
* The column name.
*/
private Variable variable;
/**
* The embedded subquery.
*/
private Query query;
/**
* This constructor ensures that all subclasses set the <var>query</var>
* property.
*
* @param variable the column name of the subquery
* @param query the query this aggregation function will operate upon
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if <var>query</var> is <code>null</code>
*/
protected AggregateFunction(Variable variable, Query query) {
// Validate "variable" parameter
if (variable == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Null \"variable\" parameter");
}
// Validate "query" parameter
if (query == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Null \"query\" parameter");
}
// Initialize fields
this.variable = variable;
this.query = query;
}
/**
* @return the column name
*/
public Variable getVariable() {
return variable;
}
/**
* @return the embedded subquery
*/
public Query getQuery() {
return query;
}
//
// Method implementing the Transformable interface
//
/**
* METHOD TO DO
*
* @param transformation PARAMETER TO DO
* @throws TransformationException EXCEPTION TO DO
*/
/*
public void transform(Transformation transformation) throws
TransformationException {
query.transform(transformation);
}
*/
}