Concatenation.java

package adql.query.operand;

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import adql.query.ADQLList;
import adql.query.ADQLObject;

/**
 * Represents a concatenation in ADQL (ex: <i>"_s_ra" || ':' || "_s_dec"</i>).
 * 
 * @author Grégory Mantelet (CDS;ARI)
 * @version 1.3 (10/2014)
 */
public final class Concatenation extends ADQLList<ADQLOperand> implements ADQLOperand {

	/**
	 * Builds an empty concatenation.
	 * To add operands, use the "add" functions.
	 */
	public Concatenation(){
		super((String)null);
	}

	/**
	 * Builds a copy of the given {@link Concatenation}.
	 * 
	 * @param toCopy		The {@link Concatenation} to copy.
	 * @throws Exception	If there is an error during the copy.
	 */
	public Concatenation(Concatenation toCopy) throws Exception{
		super(toCopy);
	}

	@Override
	public ADQLObject getCopy() throws Exception{
		return new Concatenation(this);
	}

	@Override
	public String[] getPossibleSeparators(){
		return new String[]{"||"};
	}

	@Override
	public String getSeparator(int index) throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException{
		if (index <= 0 || index > size())
			throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException("Impossible to get the concatenation operator between the item " + (index - 1) + " and " + index + " !");
		return "||";
	}

	@Override
	public final boolean isNumeric(){
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public final boolean isString(){
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public final boolean isGeometry(){
		return false;
	}

}