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#pragma once

#include <drizzled/item/ref.h>

namespace drizzled {

/*

  The same as Item_ref, but get value from val_* family of method to get

  value of item on which it referred instead of result* family.

*/

class Item_direct_ref : public Item_ref

{

public:

  Item_direct_ref(Name_resolution_context *context_arg, Item **item,

                  const char *table_name_arg,

                  const char *field_name_arg,

                  bool alias_name_used_arg= false)

    :Item_ref(context_arg, item, table_name_arg,

              field_name_arg, alias_name_used_arg)

  {}

  /* Constructor need to process subselect with temporary tables (see Item) */

  Item_direct_ref(Session *session, Item_direct_ref *item) : Item_ref(session, item) {}

  double val_real();

  int64_t val_int();

  String *val_str(String* tmp);

  type::Decimal *val_decimal(type::Decimal *);

  bool val_bool();

  bool is_null();

  bool get_date(type::Time &ltime,uint32_t fuzzydate);

  virtual Ref_Type ref_type() { return DIRECT_REF; }

};

} /* namespace drizzled */