DIME: Object.h Source File

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00003  *  FILE: Object.h
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00029 
00030 #ifndef DIME_OBJECT_H
00031 #define DIME_OBJECT_H
00032 
00033 #include <dime/Base.h>
00034 #include <dime/Basic.h>
00035 #include <dime/util/Array.h>
00036 #include <dime/util/Linear.h>
00037 #include <dime/RecordHolder.h>
00038 
00039 class dimeModel;
00040 
00041 class DIME_DLL_API dimeObject : public dimeRecordHolder
00042 {
00043   friend class dimeObjectesSection;
00044   friend class dimeModel;
00045   
00046 public:
00047   dimeObject();
00048   virtual ~dimeObject();
00049   
00050   virtual const char *getObjectName() const = 0;  
00051   virtual dimeObject *copy(dimeModel * const model) const = 0; 
00052   virtual bool read(dimeInput * const in);
00053   virtual bool write(dimeOutput * const out);
00054   virtual bool isOfType(const int thetypeid) const;
00055   virtual int typeId() const = 0;
00056   virtual int countRecords() const;
00057   virtual void print() const {}
00058   
00059 protected:
00060   virtual bool handleRecord(const int groupcode,
00061                             const dimeParam &param,
00062                             dimeMemHandler * const memhandler);
00063   
00064 public:
00065   static dimeObject *createObject(const char * const name,
00066                                  dimeMemHandler * const memhandler = NULL);    
00067 protected:
00068   bool copyRecords(dimeObject * const newobject, dimeModel * const model) const;
00069   
00070 }; // class dimeObject
00071 
00072 #endif // ! DIME_OBJECT_H
00073