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// - XmlRef.hpp                                                              -
// - afnix:xml module - xml reference abstract node class definition         -
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// - copyright (c) 1999-2008 amaury darsch                                   -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_XMLREF_HPP
#define  AFNIX_XMLREF_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_NODE_HPP
#include "XmlNode.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {

  /// The XmlRef class is an abstact class that is desinged to hold reference.
  /// Since the Xml reference defines several reference type, the common
  /// element is the string that represent it. Although, the reprentation
  /// is different from one element to another.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  class XmlRef : public XmlNode {
  protected:
    /// the reference value
    String d_xref;

  public:
    /// create an empty  reference node
    XmlRef (void);

    /// create a reference node by value
    /// @param xref the reference value
    XmlRef (const String& xref);

    /// @return the class name
    String repr (void) const;

    /// set the reference value
    /// @param xref the reference to set
    virtual void setxref (const String& xref);

    /// @return the reference value
    virtual String getxref (void) const;

  private:
    // make the copy constructor private
    XmlRef (const XmlRef& that);
    // make the assignment operator private
    XmlRef& operator = (const XmlRef&);

  public:
    /// @return true if the given quark is defined
    bool isquark (const long quark, const bool hflg) const;
    
    /// apply this object with a set of arguments and a quark
    /// @param robj  the current runnable
    /// @param nset  the current nameset    
    /// @param quark the quark to apply these arguments
    /// @param argv  the arguments to apply
    Object* apply (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, const long quark,
		   Vector* argv);
  };
}

#endif
