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

class DBObject;
class DBNamedObject;

#include "dbobject.hh"

//@ManMemo: Module: {\bf reladminif}.
/*@Doc:
Has functionality for setting the name of itsself from VARCHAR structures.
Takes care of too long names.
Implements set/getName functionality.
*/
/**
  * \ingroup Reladminifs
  */
class DBNamedObject : public DBObject
	{
	public:
		DBNamedObject();
		/*@Doc:
		sets Name to defaultName
		*/

		DBNamedObject(const OId& id) throw (r_Error);
		/*@Doc:
		only initializes itself
		*/

		DBNamedObject(const DBNamedObject& old);
		/*@Doc:
		sets myName to the name of the old object
		*/

		DBNamedObject(const char* name);
		/*@Doc:
		sets myName to name	
		*/

		DBNamedObject(const OId& id, const char* name);
		/*@Doc:
		sets myName to name and calls DBObject(OId).  this is needed by MDDSet.
		*/

		virtual ~DBNamedObject();
		/*@Doc:
		frees myName
		*/

		const char* getName() const;
		/*@Doc:
		returns a pointer to myName.
		*/

		static short MAXNAMELENGTH;
		/*@Doc:
		the maximum length of a name.
		*/

		DBNamedObject& operator=(const DBNamedObject& old);
		/*@Doc:
		takes care of the name
		*/

		virtual r_Bytes getMemorySize() const;
		/*@Doc:
		Should be revised not to include attribute sizes
		*/

		virtual void printStatus(unsigned int level = 0, std::ostream& stream = std::cout) const;
		/*@Doc:
		prints the status of DBObject + Name: myName
		*/
		
	protected:

		void setName(const char* newname);
		/*@Doc:
		renames the object
		*/

		void setName(const short length, const char* data);
		/*@Doc:
		sets the name from a VARCHAR structure
		*/

		char* myName;
		/*@Doc:
		the name of the object
		*/

		unsigned short myNameSize;
		/*@Doc:
		the size of the name
		*/

		static const char* defaultName;
	};

#endif