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/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// IfTypes class: contains static methods regarding node types.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef  _IF_TYPES_
#define  _IF_TYPES_

#include <Inventor/SoType.h>

class SoTypeList;

class IfTypes {

  public:
    // Fills in the given type list with all node types that should be
    // considered "shapes" when collecting nodes.
    static void		getShapeTypes(SoTypeList *types);

    // Returns TRUE if the given node type is a group that should
    // never be processed underneath
    static SbBool	isOpaqueGroupType(const SoType &type);

    // Returns TRUE if the given type is a shape that cannot be
    // flattened
    static SbBool	isUnflattenableShape(const SoType &type);

    // Returns TRUE if the given type should be considered a shape
    static SbBool	isShape(const SoType &type);
};

#endif /* _IF_TYPES_ */
