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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 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