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

/*
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*
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*
* Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Peter Baumann /
rasdaman GmbH.
*
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*/
/*************************************************************
 *
 *
 * PURPOSE:
 *   The SetType class represents the type for sets of MDD
 *   objects.
 *
 *
 * COMMENTS:
 *
 ************************************************************/

#ifndef _SETTYPE_HH_
#define _SETTYPE_HH_

class SetType;

#include <iostream>
#include "collectiontype.hh"
#include "catalogmgr/ops.hh"
class OId;

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

/*@Doc:
  The SetType class represents the type for sets of MDD
  objects.
*/

class SetType : public CollectionType
{
public:
  SetType(const OId& id) throw (r_Error);

  virtual char* getTypeStructure() const;

  /// constructor receiving pointer to an MDDType (or subclass).
  SetType(const char* newTypeName, const MDDType* newMDDType);
  /// default constructor, cannot be used.
  SetType();
  /// copy constructor.
  SetType(const SetType& old);
  /// assignment operator.
  SetType& operator=(const SetType& old);

  /// virtual destructor.
  virtual ~SetType();

protected:

  virtual void deleteFromDb() throw (r_Error);

  virtual void insertInDb() throw (r_Error);

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

#endif