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 * Copyright (c) 2001-2007
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 * Copyright (c) 2004-2007
 *     Oracle. All rights reserved.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * $Id: FunctionStringJoin.hpp,v 1.10 2007/11/28 13:13:23 jpcs Exp $
 */

/*
  string-join function
*/

#ifndef _FUNCTIONSTRINGJOIN_HPP
#define _FUNCTIONSTRINGJOIN_HPP

#include <xqilla/framework/XQillaExport.hpp>

#include <xqilla/ast/ConstantFoldingFunction.hpp>

/* string-join function */
class XQILLA_API FunctionStringJoin : public ConstantFoldingFunction
{
public:
  static const XMLCh name[];
  static const unsigned int minArgs;
  static const unsigned int maxArgs;

  //Constructor.
  FunctionStringJoin(const VectorOfASTNodes &args, XPath2MemoryManager* memMgr);
  
protected:
  /* Accepts a sequence of strings and returns the strings concatenated together with an optional separator. */
  Sequence createSequence(DynamicContext* context, int flags=0) const;

};

#endif // _FUNCTIONSTRINGJOIN_HPP