// -*-C++-*- (for Emacs)

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/*************************************************************
 *
 *
 * PURPOSE:
 *   The MDDBaseType class is used as a type for MDDs where
 *   the base type and the domain is specified.
 *
 *
 * COMMENTS:
 *
 ************************************************************/

#ifndef _MDDDOMAINTYPE_HH_
#define _MDDDOMAINTYPE_HH_

class MDDDomainType;

#include <iostream>
#include "raslib/minterval.hh"
#include "catalogmgr/ops.hh"
#include "mddbasetype.hh"
#include "raslib/mddtypes.hh"		//for r_Range

class DBMinterval;
class OId;

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

/*@Doc:
  The MDDBaseType class is used as a type for MDDs where
  the base type and the domain is specified.
*/

/**
  * \ingroup Relcatalogifs
  */
class MDDDomainType : public MDDBaseType
	{
	public:
		virtual char* getTypeStructure() const;
		/*@Doc:
		looks like:
			marray <myBaseType->getTypeStructure(), myDomain->get_string_representation()>
		*/

		MDDDomainType(const OId& id) throw (r_Error);

		MDDDomainType(const char* newTypeName, const BaseType* newBaseType, const r_Minterval& newDomain);

		MDDDomainType();
		/*@Doc:
		default constructor, cannot be used.
		*/

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

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

		const r_Minterval* getDomain() const;
		/*@Doc:
		returns domain.
		*/

		virtual void print_status( ostream& s ) const;
		/*@Doc:
		writes the state of the object to the specified stream.
		looks like: \tr_Marray<myBaseType->getTypeName(), myDomain->print_status()\t>
		*/

		virtual ~MDDDomainType();
		/*@Doc:
		virtual destructor.
		calls validate and deletes myDomain
		*/

		virtual void setPersistent(bool t) throw (r_Error);
		/*@Doc:
			this method from DBObject is overridden to make sure that
			the dbminterval is also made persistent/deleted from db.
		*/

		virtual int compatibleWith(const Type* aType) const;
		/*@Doc:
		aType is compatible if:
			aType is a MDDDomainType and
			the basetypes are compatible
		*/

		virtual r_Bytes getMemorySize() const;
		/*@Doc:
		memory space is computed by
			MDDBaseType::getMemorySize() + sizeof(DBMinterval*)
				+ myDomain->getMemorySize();
		*/

	protected:

		DBMinterval* myDomain;
		/*@Doc:
		persistent domain.
		*/

		virtual void insertInDb() throw (r_Error);

		virtual void readFromDb() throw (r_Error);

		virtual void deleteFromDb() throw (r_Error);
	};

#endif