/**
* For any column name, generate an alias that is unique to that column name, and also 10
* characters or less in length.
*/
public String getAlias(Dialect dialect) {
String alias = name;
String unique = Integer.toString(uniqueInteger) + '_';
int lastLetter = StringHelper.lastIndexOfLetter(name);
if (lastLetter == -1) {
alias = "column";
} else if (lastLetter < name.length() - 1) {
alias = name.substring(0, lastLetter + 1);
}
if (alias.length() > dialect.getMaxAliasLength()) {
alias = alias.substring(0, dialect.getMaxAliasLength() - unique.length());
}
boolean useRawName = name.equals(alias) && !quoted && !name.toLowerCase().equals("rowid");
if (useRawName) {
return alias;
} else {
return alias + unique;
}
}
