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+package FS::dbdef_column;
+
+use strict;
+#use Carp;
+use Exporter;
+use vars qw(@ISA);
+
+@ISA = qw(Exporter);
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+FS::dbdef_column - Column object
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+  use FS::dbdef_column;
+
+  $column_object = new FS::dbdef_column ( $name, $sql_type, '' );
+  $column_object = new FS::dbdef_column ( $name, $sql_type, 'NULL' );
+  $column_object = new FS::dbdef_column ( $name, $sql_type, '', $length );
+  $column_object = new FS::dbdef_column ( $name, $sql_type, 'NULL', $length );
+
+  $name = $column_object->name;
+  $column_object->name ( 'name' );
+
+  $name = $column_object->type;
+  $column_object->name ( 'sql_type' );
+
+  $name = $column_object->null;
+  $column_object->name ( 'NOT NULL' );
+
+  $name = $column_object->length;
+  $column_object->name ( $length );
+
+  $sql_line = $column->line;
+  $sql_line = $column->line $datasrc;
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+FS::dbdef::column objects represend columns in tables (see L<FS::dbdef_table>).
+
+=head1 METHODS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item new
+
+Creates a new FS::dbdef_column object.
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+  my($proto,$name,$type,$null,$length)=@_;
+
+  #croak "Illegal name: $name" if grep $name eq $_, @reserved_words;
+
+  $null =~ s/^NOT NULL$//i;
+
+  my $class = ref($proto) || $proto;
+  my $self = {
+    'name'   => $name,
+    'type'   => $type,
+    'null'   => $null,
+    'length' => $length,
+  };
+
+  bless ($self, $class);
+
+}
+
+=item name
+
+Returns or sets the column name.
+
+=cut
+
+sub name {
+  my($self,$value)=@_;
+  if ( defined($value) ) {
+  #croak "Illegal name: $name" if grep $name eq $_, @reserved_words;
+    $self->{'name'} = $value;
+  } else {
+    $self->{'name'};
+  }
+}
+
+=item type
+
+Returns or sets the column type.
+
+=cut
+
+sub type {
+  my($self,$value)=@_;
+  if ( defined($value) ) {
+    $self->{'type'} = $value;
+  } else {
+    $self->{'type'};
+  }
+}
+
+=item null
+
+Returns or sets the column null flag.
+
+=cut
+
+sub null {
+  my($self,$value)=@_;
+  if ( defined($value) ) {
+    $value =~ s/^NOT NULL$//i;
+    $self->{'null'} = $value;
+  } else {
+    $self->{'null'};
+  }
+}
+
+=item type
+
+Returns or sets the column length.
+
+=cut
+
+sub length {
+  my($self,$value)=@_;
+  if ( defined($value) ) {
+    $self->{'length'} = $value;
+  } else {
+    $self->{'length'};
+  }
+}
+
+=item line [ $datasrc ]
+
+Returns an SQL column definition.
+
+If passed a DBI $datasrc specifying L<DBD::mysql>, will use MySQL-specific
+syntax.  Non-standard syntax for other engines (if applicable) may also be
+supported in the future.
+
+=cut
+
+sub line {
+  my($self,$datasrc)=@_;
+  my($null)=$self->null;
+  $null ||= "NOT NULL" if $datasrc =~ /mysql/; #yucky mysql hack
+  join(' ',
+    $self->name,
+    $self->type. ( $self->length ? '('.$self->length.')' : '' ),
+    $null,
+  );
+}
+
+=back
+
+=head1 BUGS
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<FS::dbdef_table>, L<FS::dbdef>, L<DBI>
+
+=head1 HISTORY
+
+class for dealing with column definitions
+
+ivan@sisd.com 98-apr-17
+
+now methods can be used to get or set data ivan@sisd.com 98-may-11
+
+mySQL-specific hack for null (what should be default?) ivan@sisd.com 98-jun-2
+
+=cut
+
+1;
+