/*
 * Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Gunther Schadow.  All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 */

#ifndef PG_REPFIELD_H_
#define PG_REPFIELD_H_

#include <pg_config.h>

#pragma interface

#include <RepFieldBase.h>

/*
 * Class template for repeated fields
 *
 */

template <class T>
class repfield : public RepFieldBase
{
 public:
  repfield();
  repfield(const repfield<T> &);
  
  T& operator [] (u_int);
  const repfield<T>& operator = (const repfield<T>&);
  
  T& prepend();
  T& prepend(const T&);
  T& append();
  T& append(const T&);

  // iteration while !end()
  T& first() const;
  repfield<T>* next() const;

 private:
  PGObject *ctora() const             // vitrual similar contructor
    { return new T; }
  PGObject *ctora(const PGObject *x) const // vitrual copy constructor
    { return new T(*(T*)x); }
  RepeatBase *ctord() const            // virtual similar container ctor
    { return new repfield<T>; }
};

#ifndef OUTLINE
# include "repfield.icc"
#endif

#endif /* !PG_REPFIELD_H_ */