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+// Copyright 2016 Yahoo Inc. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+package com.yahoo.prelude.query;
+
+
+/**
+ * A word which matches beginnings of words instead of complete words
+ *
+ * @author bratseth
+ */
+public class PrefixItem extends WordItem {
+
+    public PrefixItem(String prefix) {
+        this(prefix, false);
+    }
+
+    public PrefixItem(String prefix, boolean isFromQuery) {
+        super(prefix, isFromQuery);
+    }
+
+    public ItemType getItemType() {
+        return ItemType.PREFIX;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return "PREFIX";
+    }
+
+    public String stringValue() {
+        return getWord() + "*";
+    }
+
+}