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// -*-C++-*- (for Emacs)
/*************************************************************
*
*
* PURPOSE:
* The MDDBaseType class is used as a type for MDDs where
* only the base type is specified.
*
*
* COMMENTS:
*
************************************************************/
#ifndef _MDDBASETYPE_HH_
#define _MDDBASETYPE_HH_
class MDDBaseType;
#include "catalogmgr/ops.hh"
#include "mddtype.hh"
class OId;
//@ManMemo: Module: {\bf relcatalogif}.
/*@Doc:
The MDDBaseType class is used as a type for MDDs when
only the base type is specified.
*/
class MDDBaseType : public MDDType
{
public:
virtual char* getTypeStructure() const;
/*@Doc:
returns a string: marray < myBaseType->getTypeStructure >
*/
MDDBaseType(const OId& id) throw (r_Error);
/*@Doc:
constructs a MDDBaseType out of the database.
*/
MDDBaseType(const char* newTypeName, const BaseType* newBaseType);
/*@Doc:
constructor.
*/
MDDBaseType();
/*@Doc:
default constructor, cannot be used.
*/
MDDBaseType(const char* newtypename);
/*@Doc:
*/
MDDBaseType(const MDDBaseType& old);
/*@Doc:
copy constructor.
*/
MDDBaseType& operator=(const MDDBaseType& old);
/*@Doc:
assignment operator.
*/
const BaseType* getBaseType() const;
/*@Doc:
returns base type.
*/
virtual void print_status( ostream& s ) const;
/*@Doc:
writes the state of the object to the specified stream:
\tr_Marray < myBaseType->getTypeName() \t>
*/
virtual ~MDDBaseType();
/*@Doc:
virtual destructor.
validates the object.
*/
virtual int compatibleWith(const Type* aType) const;
/*@Doc:
to be compatible the following must be true:
aType must be MDDBASETYPE or subclass and
myBaseType must be compatible with aType->myBaseType
*/
virtual int compatibleWithDomain(const r_Minterval* aDomain) const;
/*@Doc:
create a new MDDDomainType with itself and aDomain, then it
checks compatibility with self.
*/
virtual r_Bytes getMemorySize() const;
/*@Doc:
computes memory size by:
MDDType::getMemorySize() + myBaseType->getMemorySize() + sizeof(BaseType*);
*/
protected:
virtual void insertInDb() throw (r_Error);
virtual void readFromDb() throw (r_Error);
virtual void deleteFromDb() throw (r_Error);
const BaseType* myBaseType;
/*@Doc:
reference to the basetype
*/
};
#endif