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package org.teiid.query.sql.symbol;
import org.teiid.query.sql.LanguageObject;
/**
* This is the interface for an expression in a SQL string. Expressions can be of several
* types (see subclasses), but all expressions have a type. These types are used for
* type checking.
*/
public interface Expression extends LanguageObject {
/**
* Get the return type of this expression.
* @return Java class may be null prior to being resolved
*/
Class<?> getType();
}