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package org.eigenbase.sql;

import java.util.List;

import org.eigenbase.sql.parser.*;
import org.eigenbase.sql.type.*;

/**
 * Abstract base for character and binary string literals.
 */
abstract class SqlAbstractStringLiteral extends SqlLiteral {
  //~ Constructors -----------------------------------------------------------

  protected SqlAbstractStringLiteral(
      Object value,
      SqlTypeName typeName,
      SqlParserPos pos) {
    super(value, typeName, pos);
  }

  //~ Methods ----------------------------------------------------------------

  /**
   * Helper routine for {@link SqlUtil#concatenateLiterals}.
   *
   * @param literals homogeneous StringLiteral args
   * @return StringLiteral with concatenated value. this == lits[0], used only
   * for method dispatch.
   */
  protected abstract SqlAbstractStringLiteral concat1(
      List<SqlLiteral> literals);
}

// End SqlAbstractStringLiteral.java