> I think he means: > > Class A { > private B b_ref; > } > > Class B { > private int i; > } > > > select * from A where A.b_ref.i = 1 > > > Maybe? Prettt much so, yes. Once I saw a name for that kind of expressions, but I can't remember it. I dislike the SQeeeeLish syntax however, but that is a matter of skin, not gore. /O