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036 package org.deegree.io.datastore.sql;
037
038 /**
039 * Responsible for the generation of unique table aliases. This is needed in SQL queries in order to
040 * built joins that use the same table more than once.
041 *
042 * @author <a href="mailto:schneider@lat-lon.de">Markus Schneider </a>
043 * @author last edited by: $Author: mschneider $
044 *
045 * @version $Revision: 18195 $, $Date: 2009-06-18 17:55:39 +0200 (Do, 18. Jun 2009) $
046 */
047 public class TableAliasGenerator {
048
049 private static String DEFAULT_PREFIX = "X";
050
051 private String prefix;
052
053 private int currentIdx = 1;
054
055 /**
056 * Creates a new <code>TableAliasGenerator</code> instance that uses a default prefix for
057 * generated table aliases.
058 */
059 public TableAliasGenerator() {
060 this.prefix = DEFAULT_PREFIX;
061 }
062
063 /**
064 * Creates a new <code>TableAliasGenerator</code> instance that uses the given prefix for
065 * generated table aliases.
066 *
067 * @param prefix
068 * prefix for generated table aliases
069 */
070 public TableAliasGenerator( String prefix ) {
071 this.prefix = prefix;
072 }
073
074 /**
075 * Returns a unique alias.
076 *
077 * @return a unique alias
078 */
079 public String generateUniqueAlias() {
080 return this.prefix
081 + this.currentIdx++;
082 }
083
084 /**
085 * Returns the specified number of unique aliases.
086 *
087 * @param n
088 * @return the specified number of unique aliases
089 */
090 public String[] generateUniqueAliases( int n ) {
091 String[] aliases = new String[n];
092 for (int i = 0; i < aliases.length; i++) {
093 aliases[i] = generateUniqueAlias();
094 }
095 return aliases;
096 }
097
098 /**
099 * Resets the alias sequence.
100 */
101 public void reset() {
102 this.currentIdx = 1;
103 }
104 }