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/**
 * INCLUDE: mintervaltype.hh
 *
 * MODULE:  raslib
 * CLASS:   r_Minterval_Type
 *
 * COMMENTS:
 *
*/

#ifndef _D_MINTERVAL_TYPE_
#define _D_MINTERVAL_TYPE_

#include "raslib/type.hh"

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

/*@Doc:
  This class represents the multidimensional interval type in the ODMG conformant
  representation of the RasDaMan type system. 
*/

class r_Minterval_Type : public r_Type
{
public:
  /// default constructor
  r_Minterval_Type();

  /// copy constructor
  r_Minterval_Type( const r_Minterval_Type& oldObj );

  /// clone operation
  virtual r_Type* clone() const;

  /// retrieve id of the type.
  virtual r_Type::r_Type_Id type_id() const;

  /// converts array of cells from NT byte order to Unix byte order.
  virtual void convertToLittleEndian(char* cells, r_Area noCells) const;

  /// converts array of cells from Unix byte order to NT byte order.
  virtual void convertToBigEndian(char* cells, r_Area noCells) const;

  /// writes state of object to specified stream
  virtual void print_status( std::ostream& s = std::cout ) const;  

  virtual bool isMintervalType() const;

   /// destructor
   ~r_Minterval_Type();
};

//@Doc: write the status of a minterval type to a stream
extern std::ostream &operator<<( std::ostream &str, const r_Minterval_Type &type );

#endif