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package org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.kernel.exps;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.sql.SQLBuffer;
import org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.sql.Select;
import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.ExpressionVisitor;

/**
 * An empty expression.
 *
 * @author Abe White
 */
class EmptyExpression
    implements Exp {

    public ExpState initialize(Select sel, ExpContext ctx, Map contains) {
        return ExpState.NULL;
    }

    public void appendTo(Select sel, ExpContext ctx, ExpState state, 
        SQLBuffer buf) {
    }

    public void selectColumns(Select sel, ExpContext ctx, ExpState state, 
        boolean pks) {
    }

    public void acceptVisit(ExpressionVisitor visitor) {
        visitor.enter(this);
        visitor.exit(this);
    }
}