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#ifndef DRIZZLED_ITEM_NULL_H
#define DRIZZLED_ITEM_NULL_H

#include <drizzled/charset_info.h>
#include <drizzled/item/basic_constant.h>

namespace drizzled
{

class Item_null :public Item_basic_constant
{
public:

  Item_null(char *name_par=0)
  {
    maybe_null= null_value= true;
    max_length= 0;
    name= name_par ? name_par : (char*) "NULL";
    fixed= 1;
    collation.set(&my_charset_bin, DERIVATION_IGNORABLE);
  }
  enum Type type() const { return NULL_ITEM; }
  bool eq(const Item *item, bool binary_cmp) const;
  double val_real();
  int64_t val_int();
  String *val_str(String *str);
  type::Decimal *val_decimal(type::Decimal *);
  int save_in_field(Field *field, bool no_conversions);
  int save_safe_in_field(Field *field);
  bool send(plugin::Client *client, String *str);
  enum Item_result result_type () const { return STRING_RESULT; }
  enum_field_types field_type() const   { return DRIZZLE_TYPE_NULL; }
  bool basic_const_item() const { return 1; }
  Item *clone_item() { return new Item_null(name); }
  bool is_null() { return true; }

  virtual void print(String *str, enum_query_type);

  Item *safe_charset_converter(const CHARSET_INFO * const tocs);
};

class Item_null_result :public Item_null
{
public:
  Field *result_field;
  Item_null_result() : Item_null(), result_field(0) {}
  bool is_result_field() { return result_field != 0; }
  void save_in_result_field(bool no_conversions)
  {
    save_in_field(result_field, no_conversions);
  }
};

} /* namespace drizzled */

#endif /* DRIZZLED_ITEM_NULL_H */
