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package org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps;

import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.StoreContext;

/**
 * Represents a path that begins with a variable or parameter.
 *
 * @author Abe White
 */
class ValuePath
    extends CandidatePath {

    private final Val _val;

    /**
     * Constructor. Supply context value.
     */
    public ValuePath(Val val) {
        _val = val;
    }

    public Class getCandidateType() {
        return _val.getType();
    }

    protected Object eval(Object candidate, Object orig,
        StoreContext ctx, Object[] params) {
        // evaluate with the value's value
        return super.eval(_val.eval(candidate, orig, ctx, params), orig,
            ctx, params);
    }

    public void acceptVisit(ExpressionVisitor visitor) {
        visitor.enter(this);
        _val.acceptVisit(visitor);
        visitor.exit(this);
    }
}

