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/* $Rev$ $Date$ */

#ifndef _PROPERTYLIST_H_
#define _PROPERTYLIST_H_


#include "commonj/sdo/export.h"

#include <vector>
#include <list>




namespace commonj{
namespace sdo{

    class PropertyImpl;
    class Property;
    typedef std::vector<PropertyImpl*> PROPERTY_VECTOR;
#ifndef PROPERTY_LIST
    typedef std::list<PropertyImpl*> PROPERTY_LIST;
#endif

/**  
 * This class provides for iteration over a collection of Properties
 */

class PropertyList
{
private: 
    PROPERTY_VECTOR plist;
    PROPERTY_VECTOR getVec() const;
public:
    SDO_API PropertyList(PROPERTY_VECTOR p);
    SDO_API PropertyList(PROPERTY_LIST p);
    SDO_API PropertyList(const PropertyList &pin);
    SDO_API PropertyList();
    virtual SDO_API ~PropertyList();

    /**  [] 
     *
     * Operator to allow reference to an element of the list.
     * There are separate versions for const and variable lists
     */

    SDO_API Property& operator[] (int pos);
    SDO_API const Property& operator[] (int pos) const;
    
    /**  size gives the number of elements.
     *
     * size() returns the number of elements in the list.
     */

    SDO_API unsigned int size ();
    
    /**  insert adds an element to the list
     *
     * insert appends an item to the list. This is not
     * of any use to a client application, as these lists
     * are always supplied by the library, and are const.
     */

    SDO_API void insert (const Property& p);
};
};
};


#endif