1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/arel/relations/alias.rb b/lib/arel/relations/alias.rb
index 329f94638e..b4e8965625 100644
--- a/lib/arel/relations/alias.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/relations/alias.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 module Arel
   class Alias < Compound
-    attr_reader :alias
-    
     def initialize(relation)
       @relation = relation
     end
     
     def ==(other)
-      self.equal? other
+      equal? other
+    end
+    
+    def table
+      self
+    end
+    
+    def relation_for(attribute)
+      self[attribute] and self
     end
   end
 end
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