GroupByItem.h

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/*!
  \file terralib/dataaccess/query/GroupByItem.h
 
  \brief A class that can be used in a GROUP BY clause.
*/
 
#ifndef __TERRALIB_DATAACCESS_INTERNAL_GROUPBYITEM_H
#define __TERRALIB_DATAACCESS_INTERNAL_GROUPBYITEM_H
 
// TerraLib
#include "../Config.h"
 
// STL
#include <memory>
#include <string>
 
namespace te
{
  namespace da
  {
// Forward declarations
    class Expression;
 
    /*!
      \class GroupByItem
      
      \brief A class that can be used in a GROUP BY clause.
 
      \sa GroupBy
    */
    class TEDATAACCESSEXPORT GroupByItem
    {
      public:   
 
        /*!
          \brief Constructor.
 
          \param e     An expression to be used in an GROUP BY clause.
          \param order The sort order.
        */
        explicit GroupByItem(const Expression& e);
 
        /*!
          \brief Constructor.
 
          \param e     An expression to be used in an GROUP BY clause.
          \param order The sort order.
 
          \note The GroupByItem will take the ownership of Expression.
        */
        explicit GroupByItem(Expression* e);
 
        /*!
          \brief Constructor.
 
          \param propertyName  A property name.
          \param order         The sort order.
        */
        explicit GroupByItem(const std::string& propertyName);
 
        /*! \brief Copy constructor. */
        explicit GroupByItem(const GroupByItem& rhs);
 
        /*! \brief Destructor. */
        ~GroupByItem();        
 
        /*! Assignment operator.  */
        GroupByItem& operator=(const GroupByItem& rhs);
 
        /*!
          \brief It sets the expression to sort the result of a query.
 
          \param e The expression to be used to sort the result of a query.
 
          \note The GroupByItem will take the expression ownership.
        */
        void setExpression(Expression* e);
 
        /*!
          \brief It returns the exprsssion to be used to sort the result of a query.
 
          \return The exprsssion to be used to sort the result of a query.
        */
        Expression* getExpression() const;
 
      private:
 
        std::unique_ptr<Expression> m_field;  //!< A valid expression.
    };
 
  } // end namespace da
}   // end namespace te
 
#endif  // __TERRALIB_DATAACCESS_INTERNAL_GROUPBYITEM_H