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* Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Peter Baumann /
rasdaman GmbH.
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*/
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#ifndef _QTPOINTDATA_
#define _QTPOINTDATA_

#include "qlparser/qtdata.hh"

#include "raslib/point.hh"

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

// removed deprecated ostrsteam -- PB 2005-jan-14
// #include <strstream.h>

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

/*@Doc:
  The class encapsulates a point of type \Ref{r_Point}.
*/

class QtPointData : public QtData
{
  public:
    /// constructor getting a point
    QtPointData( const r_Point& point );

    /// virtual destructor
    virtual ~QtPointData();

    //@Man: Read/Write methods:
    //@{
    ///

      ///
      inline const r_Point&  getPointData() const;
      /// 
      inline void            setPointData( const r_Point& point );

      /// returns a null-terminated string describing the type structure
      virtual char* getTypeStructure() const;
      /**
        The string pointer has to be free using free() by the caller.
      */
  
    ///
    //@}

    /// returns {\tt QT_POINT}
    virtual QtDataType getDataType() const;

    /// compares data content
    virtual bool equal( const QtData* obj ) const;

    /// returns content dependent string representation 
    virtual std::string getSpelling() const;

    /// print status of the object to the specified stream
    virtual void printStatus( std::ostream& stream = std::cout ) const;

  private:
    /// attribute storing the minterval
    r_Point pointData;
};

#include "qlparser/qtpointdata.icc"

#endif