<?php
/* $Id$ */
namespace Mammut\DB\Sql;

(defined('MAMMUT') && (basename(__FILE__) != basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']))) or die('ACCESS DENIED');

use Mammut\DB\Sql\Dialect\iDialect;

/**
 * Interface for model objects which could be converted to a SQL string
 *
 * @author Stefan Daurer <s.daurer@q-spot.org>
 * @package Mammut\DB\Sql
 */
interface iSql {

	/**
	 * Converts the element to an SQL string
	 *
	 * @param iDialect $dialect
	 *        	the dialect which should be used
	 * @return string the SQL statement
	 */
	public function getSql(iDialect $dialect = null);
}