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package org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Denotes NEW fully.qualified.class.name(arg1, arg2,...) 
 * 
 * @author Pinaki Poddar
 *
 */
public class NewInstance extends AbstractVisitable 
	implements SelectItem, Visitable {
	private final Class _cls;
	private List<SelectItem> _args;
	NewInstance(Class cls, SelectItem...args) {
		_cls = cls;
		if (args != null) {
			_args = Arrays.asList(args);
		}
	}
	
	public OrderByItem asc() {
		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}

	public OrderByItem desc() {
		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
	}
	
	
	public String asProjection(AliasContext ctx) {
            StringBuilder tmp = new StringBuilder("NEW ").append(_cls.getName())
		    .append("(");
		if (_args == null || _args.isEmpty())
			return tmp.append(")").toString();
		int i = 0;
		int N = _args.size();
		for (SelectItem arg : _args) {
			i++;
			tmp.append(((Visitable)arg).asProjection(ctx))
			   .append(i == N ? ")" : ",");
		}
		return tmp.toString();
	}
}