phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/parse/ParseNode.java

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package org.apache.phoenix.parse;

import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.phoenix.compile.ColumnResolver;




/**
 * 
 * Abstract base class for a parse node in SQL
 *
 * 
 * @since 0.1
 */
public abstract class ParseNode {
    public abstract List<ParseNode> getChildren();
    public abstract <T> T accept(ParseNodeVisitor<T> visitor) throws SQLException;
    
    public boolean isStateless() {
        return false;
    }
    
    /**
     * Allows node to override what the alias is for a given node.
     * Useful for a column reference, as JDBC says that the alias
     * name for "a.b" should be "b"
     * @return the alias to use for this node or null for no alias
     */
    public String getAlias() {
        return null;
    }
    
    @Override
    public final String toString() {
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
        toSQL(null, buf);
        return buf.toString();
    }
    
    public abstract void toSQL(ColumnResolver resolver, StringBuilder buf);
}