#ifndef _QTMARRAYOP_
#define _QTMARRAYOP_

#ifndef CPPSTDLIB
#include <ospace/string.h> // STL<ToolKit>
#else
#include <string>
#endif

#include "qlparser/qtbinaryoperation.hh"

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//@ManMemo: Module: {\bf qlparser}

/*@Doc:
 
  The class represents the root of an marray expression.

*/

class QtMarrayOp : public QtBinaryOperation
{
  public:
    /// constructor getting iterator, minterval expression, and cell expression
    QtMarrayOp( const std::string& initIteratorName, QtOperation* mintervalExp, QtOperation* cellExp );

    /// returns FALSE saying that the operation IS NOT commutative
    virtual bool isCommutative() const;

    /// optimizing load access
    void optimizeLoad( QtTrimList* trimList );

    /// method for evaluating the node
    QtData* evaluate( QtDataList* inputList );
    /**
     */

    /// prints the tree 
    virtual void printTree( int tab, std::ostream& s = std::cout, QtChildType mode = QT_ALL_NODES );

    /// prints the algebraic expression
    virtual void printAlgebraicExpression( std::ostream& s = std::cout );

    /// method for identification of nodes
    inline virtual const QtNodeType getNodeType() const;

    /// type checking of the subtree
    virtual const QtTypeElement& checkType( QtTypeTuple* typeTuple = NULL );

  private:
    /// attribute for identification of nodes
    static const QtNodeType nodeType;

    /// attribute storing the iterator name
    std::string iteratorName;
};


#include "qlparser/qtmarrayop.icc"

#endif