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 *
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package com.querydsl.core.types.dsl;

import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;

import com.querydsl.core.types.*;

/**
 * {@code StringPath} represents String typed paths
 *
 * @author tiwe
 *
 */
public class StringPath extends StringExpression implements Path<String> {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7983490925756833429L;

    private final PathImpl<String> pathMixin;

    protected StringPath(PathImpl<String> mixin) {
        super(mixin);
        this.pathMixin = mixin;
    }

    protected StringPath(Path<?> parent, String property) {
        this(PathMetadataFactory.forProperty(parent, property));
    }

    protected StringPath(PathMetadata metadata) {
        super(ExpressionUtils.path(String.class, metadata));
        this.pathMixin = (PathImpl<String>) mixin;
    }

    protected StringPath(String var) {
        this(PathMetadataFactory.forVariable(var));
    }

    @Override
    public final <R,C> R accept(Visitor<R,C> v, C context) {
        return v.visit(pathMixin, context);
    }

    @Override
    public PathMetadata getMetadata() {
        return pathMixin.getMetadata();
    }

    @Override
    public Path<?> getRoot() {
        return pathMixin.getRoot();
    }

    @Override
    public AnnotatedElement getAnnotatedElement() {
        return pathMixin.getAnnotatedElement();
    }
}