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package scala.dbc
package statement


/** An expression that calculates some value from fields. */
abstract class Expression extends Relation {
  
  def fieldTypes: List[DataType] = Nil
  
  /** A SQL-99 compliant string representation of the expression. */
  def sqlString: String = "SELECT " + sqlInnerString
  
  /** A SQL-99 compliant string representation of the relation sub-
   *  statement. This only has a meaning inside another statement.
   */
  def sqlInnerString: String
  
}
