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#ifndef MYSQLPP_NULL_H
#define MYSQLPP_NULL_H
 
#include "exceptions.h"
 
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
 
namespace mysqlpp {
 
extern const std::string null_str;      
 
 
class MYSQLPP_EXPORT null_type
{
protected:
#if !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
// Doxygen will not generate documentation for this section.
        template <typename CannotConvertNullToAnyOtherDataType>
        operator CannotConvertNullToAnyOtherDataType() const
        {
                return CannotConvertNullToAnyOtherDataType();
        }
#endif // !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
};
 
const null_type null = null_type();
 
 
struct NullIsNull
{
#if !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
// Doxygen will not generate documentation for this section.
        static null_type null_is() { return null; }
 
        static std::ostream& null_ostr(std::ostream& o)
        {
                o << "(NULL)";
                return o;
        }
#endif // !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
};
 
 
struct NullIsZero
{
#if !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
// Doxygen will not generate documentation for this section.
        static int null_is() { return 0; }
        
        static std::ostream& null_ostr(std::ostream& o)
        {
                o << 0;
                return o;
        }
#endif // !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
};
 
struct NullIsBlank
{
#if !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
// Doxygen will not generate documentation for this section.
        static const char *null_is() { return ""; }
        
        static std::ostream& null_ostr(std::ostream& o)
        {
                o << "";
                return o;
        }
#endif // !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
};
 
 
template <class Type, class Behavior = NullIsNull>
class Null
{
public:
        Type data;
        
        bool is_null;
 
        typedef Type value_type;
 
        Null() :
        data(),
        is_null(false)
        {
        }
 
        Null(const Type& x) :
        data(x),
        is_null(false)
        {
        }
 
        Null(const null_type&) :
        data(),
        is_null(true)
        {
        }
 
        operator Type() const
        {
                if (is_null) {
                        return Behavior::null_is();
                }
                else {
                        return data;
                }
        }
 
        Null& operator =(const Type& x)
        {
                data = x;
                is_null = false;
                return *this;
        }
 
        Null& operator =(const null_type&)
        {
                is_null = true;
                return *this;
        }
 
        bool operator ==(const Null<Type>& rhs) const
        {
                if (is_null && rhs.is_null) {
                        return true;
                }
                else if (is_null != rhs.is_null) {
                        return false;   // one null, the other not
                }
                else {
                        return data == rhs.data;
                }
        }
 
        bool operator ==(const null_type&) const { return is_null; }
 
        bool operator !=(const Null<Type>& rhs) const
                        { return !(*this == rhs); }
 
        bool operator !=(const null_type& rhs) const
                        { return !(*this == rhs); }
 
        bool operator <(const Null<Type>& rhs) const
        {
                if (is_null) {
                        return !rhs.is_null;    // less than only if RHS not null
                }
                else if (rhs.is_null) {
                        return false;                   // non-null always greater than null
                }
                else {
                        return data < rhs.data; // neither is null, so compare data
                }
        }
 
        bool operator <(const null_type&) const { return false; }
};
 
 
#if !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
// Doxygen will not generate documentation for this section.
 
// Specialization the Null template for \c void
template <> class Null<void>
{
public:
        bool is_null;
        typedef void value_type;
 
        Null() :
        is_null(false)
        {
        }
        
        Null(const null_type&) :
        is_null(true)
        {
        }
 
        Null& operator =(const null_type&)
        {
                is_null = true;
                return *this;
        }
};
 
#endif // !defined(DOXYGEN_IGNORE)
 
 
template <class Type, class Behavior>
inline std::ostream& operator <<(std::ostream& o,
                const Null<Type, Behavior>& n)
{
        if (n.is_null)
                return Behavior::null_ostr(o);
        else
                return o << n.data;
}
 
} // end namespace mysqlpp
 
#endif