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*
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*
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*
* Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Peter Baumann /
rasdaman GmbH.
*
* For more information please see <http://www.rasdaman.org>
* or contact Peter Baumann via <baumann@rasdaman.com>.
*/
// -*-C++-*- (for Emacs)

/*************************************************************
 *
 *
 * PURPOSE:
 *   The LongType class is the superclass for all classes
 *   describing the type of a cell
 *
 *
 * COMMENTS:
 *
 ************************************************************/

#ifndef _LONGTYPE_HH_
#define _LONGTYPE_HH_

#include <iostream>
#include "integraltype.hh"
#include "catalogmgr/ops.hh"

class OId;

//@ManMemo: Module: {\bf relcatalogif}.

/*@Doc:
LongType is the base type used for 32bit integer cell
values. The value of a Long is stored in four chars.

*/

class LongType : public IntegralType
	{
	public:
		LongType(const OId& id) throw (r_Error);
		/*@Doc:
		*/
		
		LongType();
		/*@Doc:
		default constructor, sets type name to "Long".
		*/

		LongType(const LongType& old);
		/*@Doc:
		copy constructor.
		*/

		LongType& operator=(const LongType& old);
		/*@Doc:
		assignment operator.
		*/

		virtual ~LongType();
		/*@Doc:
		virtual destructor.
		*/

		virtual void printCell(ostream& stream, const char* cell) const;
		/*@Doc:
		there is concern about the MSB..LSB problem in the source code.
		*/
		
		virtual r_Long* convertToCLong(const char* cell, r_Long* value) const;
		/*@Doc:
		*/
		
		virtual char* makeFromCLong(char* cell, const r_Long* 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