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*
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*
* Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Peter Baumann /
rasdaman GmbH.
*
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/**
* INCLUDE: basetype.hh
*
* MODULE: raslib
* CLASS: r_Base_Type
*
* COMMENTS:
* None
*/
#ifndef _D_BASETYPE_
#define _D_BASETYPE_
#include "raslib/type.hh"
//@ManMemo: Module: {\bf raslib}
/**
This class is the superclass of the types r_Structure_Type and r_Primitive_Type in the
representation of the RasDaMan type system.
*/
class r_Base_Type : public r_Type
{
public:
/// default constructor.
r_Base_Type();
/// constructor getting name of basetype.
r_Base_Type(const char* newTypeName, r_Bytes newSize);
/// copy constructor
r_Base_Type(const r_Base_Type& oldObj);
/// assignment operator.
const r_Base_Type& operator=(const r_Base_Type& oldObj);
/// destructor.
virtual ~r_Base_Type();
/// check, if type is a base type (primitive type or structure type).
virtual bool isBaseType() const;
/// retrieve size of the type.
r_Bytes size() const;
/// prints value of a primitive type or values of a structured type
virtual void print_value(const char* storage, std::ostream& s = std::cout) const = 0;
protected:
/// storing size of type in bytes
r_Bytes typeSize;
};
#endif