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

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*
* Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Peter Baumann /
rasdaman GmbH.
*
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*/
/*************************************************************
 *
 *
 * PURPOSE:
 *   The ULongType class is the superclass for all classes
 *   describing the type of a cell
 *
 *
 * COMMENTS:
 *   This file is patched by O2!
 *
 ************************************************************/

#ifndef _ULONGTYPE_HH_
#define _ULONGTYPE_HH_

#include <iostream>
#include "uintegraltype.hh"
#include "catalogmgr/ops.hh"
#include "reladminif/oidif.hh"

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

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

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

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

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

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

		virtual void printCell(ostream& stream, const char* cell) const;
		/*@Doc:
		*/

		virtual r_ULong* convertToCULong(const char* cell, r_ULong* value) const;
		/*@Doc:
		*/

		virtual char* makeFromCULong(char* cell, const r_ULong* 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