Object.h

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#ifndef DIME_OBJECT_H
#define DIME_OBJECT_H

#include <dime/Base.h>
#include <dime/Basic.h>
#include <dime/util/Array.h>
#include <dime/util/Linear.h>
#include <dime/RecordHolder.h>

class dimeModel;

class DIME_DLL_API dimeObject : public dimeRecordHolder
{
  friend class dimeObjectesSection;
  friend class dimeModel;
  
public:
  dimeObject();
  virtual ~dimeObject();
  
  virtual const char *getObjectName() const = 0;  
  virtual dimeObject *copy(dimeModel * const model) const = 0; 
  virtual bool read(dimeInput * const in);
  virtual bool write(dimeOutput * const out);
  virtual bool isOfType(const int thetypeid) const;
  virtual int typeId() const = 0;
  virtual int countRecords() const;
  virtual void print() const {}
  
protected:
  virtual bool handleRecord(const int groupcode,
                            const dimeParam &param,
                            dimeMemHandler * const memhandler);
  
public:
  static dimeObject *createObject(const char * const name,
                                 dimeMemHandler * const memhandler = NULL);    
protected:
  bool copyRecords(dimeObject * const newobject, dimeModel * const model) const;
  
}; // class dimeObject

#endif // ! DIME_OBJECT_H