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 *
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package jef.database.jsqlparser.visitor;

import jef.database.jsqlparser.expression.Table;
import jef.database.jsqlparser.statement.SqlAppendable;
import jef.database.jsqlparser.statement.select.SelectExpressionItem;

/**
 * Anything between "SELECT" and "FROM"<BR>
 * (that is, any column or expression etc to be retrieved with the query)
 */
public interface SelectItem extends SqlAppendable{

    public void accept(SelectItemVisitor selectItemVisitor);
    
    /**
     * 返回查询表达式。如果是AllColumn * /t.*等格式则抛出异常，因此在调用此方法之前要先按isAllColumns进行判断
     * @return
     */
    public SelectExpressionItem getAsSelectExpression();
    
    
    /**
     * 如果是AllColumn类型 * /t.*返回其所属表。如果是Expression类型会抛出异常
     * @return
     */
    public Table getTableOfAllColumns();

	/**
	 * 拼入对象
	 * @param sb
	 * @param noGroupFunc
	 */
	public String getStringWithoutGroupFuncAndAlias();
	
	/**
	 * 是否为 t.*, *等格式的
	 * @return
	 */
	public boolean isAllColumns();
	
	
}