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package org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query;

import static org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.PathOperator.NAVIGATION;
/**
 * Represents a path resulted by navigation.
 * 
 * @author Pinaki Poddar
 *
 */
class NavigationPath extends AbstractDomainObject implements PathExpression {
    protected NavigationPath(QueryDefinitionImpl owner, AbstractPath parent, 
		String attr) {
		super(owner, parent, NAVIGATION, attr);
	}
	
	@Override
	public String getLastSegment() {
		return (String)super.getLastSegment();
	}
	
	@Override
	public String getAliasHint(AliasContext ctx) {
		return getLastSegment();
	}

	@Override
	public String asProjection(AliasContext ctx) {
		AbstractPath parent = getParent();
		if (ctx.hasAlias(parent))
            return ctx.getAlias(parent) + NAVIGATION + getLastSegment();
        return getParent().asProjection(ctx) + NAVIGATION + getLastSegment();
	}
		
	@Override
	public String asExpression(AliasContext ctx) {
        return getParent().asExpression(ctx) + NAVIGATION + getLastSegment();
	}
	
	/**
	 * A navigation path is joinable only when it represents domain of a  
	 * subquery.
	 * @see QueryDefinitionImpl#addSubqueryRoot(PathExpression)
	 */
	@Override
	public String asJoinable(AliasContext ctx) {
		return asProjection(ctx) + SPACE + ctx.getAlias(this);
	}
	
	public String toString() {
		return getParent().toString()+ NAVIGATION +getLastSegment();
	}

}