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*
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*
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* Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Peter Baumann /
rasdaman GmbH.
*
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*/
// -*-C++-*- (for Emacs)
/*************************************************************
*
*
* PURPOSE:
* The CharType class represents unsigned char.
*
*
* COMMENTS:
*
************************************************************/
#ifndef _CHARTYPE_HH_
#define _CHARTYPE_HH_
#include
#include "raslib/odmgtypes.hh"
#include "uintegraltype.hh"
#include "catalogmgr/ops.hh"
class OId;
//@ManMemo: Module: {\bf relcatalogif}.
/*@Doc:
CharType is the base type used for unsigned char cell values (e.g.
result of comparison operations, see \Ref{Ops}). The value of a Char
is stored in one char. CharType is a persistence capable class.
*/
class CharType : public UIntegralType
{
public:
CharType();
/*@Doc:
default constructor, no initialization needed for CharType.
*/
CharType(const OId& id) throw (r_Error);
/*@Doc:
*/
CharType(const CharType& old);
/*@Doc:
copy constructor.
*/
CharType& operator=(const CharType& old);
/*@Doc:
assignment operator.
*/
virtual ~CharType();
/*@Doc:
virtual destructor.
*/
virtual void printCell(ostream& stream, const char* cell) const;
/*@Doc:
*/
virtual r_ULong* convertToCULong(const char* cell, r_ULong* value) const;
/*@Doc:
*/
virtual char* makeFromCULong(char* cell, const r_ULong* value) const;
/*@Doc:
*/
static const char* Name;
protected:
virtual void readFromDb() throw (r_Error);
/*@Doc:
initializes the attributes of this type.
there is no database activity. this is hard coded.
*/
};
#endif