parts[i+1] = pe.String()
		}
		e.pathString = strings.Join(parts, "")
	}
	return e.pathString
}

// StripTableAlias removes a table alias from the path. The result is also
// cached for repeated lookups during SQL query evaluation.
func (e *JSONPath) StripTableAlias(tableAlias string) []*JSONPathElement {
	if e.strippedTableAlias == tableAlias {
		return e.strippedPathExpr
	}

	return nil, errArithMismatchedTypes
}

func (e *JSONPath) evalNode(r Record, tableAlias string) (*Value, error) {
	alias := tableAlias
	if tableAlias == "" {
		alias = baseTableName
	}
	pathExpr := e.StripTableAlias(alias)
	_, rawVal := r.Raw()
	switch rowVal := rawVal.(type) {
	case jstream.KVS, simdjson.Object:
		if len(pathExpr) == 0 {
			pathExpr = []*JSONPathElement{{Key: &ObjectKey{ID: e.BaseKey}}}
		}