/** @file structure.h
 *
 *  Interface to 'abstract' class structure. */

/*
 *  GiNaC Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
 *
 *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 *
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 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 */

#ifndef __GINAC_STRUCTURE_H__
#define __GINAC_STRUCTURE_H__

#include "basic.h"

namespace GiNaC {

struct registered_structure_info {
	const char * name;
};

/** The class structure is used to implement user defined classes
	with named members which behave similar to ordinary C structs.
	structure is an 'abstract' base class (it is possible but not
	meaningful to make instances), the user defined structures
	will be create by the perl script structure.pl */

class structure : public basic
{
	GINAC_DECLARE_REGISTERED_CLASS(structure, basic)
	
	// functions overriding virtual functions from bases classes
public:
	void print(const print_context & c, unsigned level=0) const;
protected:
	bool is_equal_same_type(const basic & other) const;
	
	// non-virtual functions in this class
protected:
	static std::vector<registered_structure_info> & registered_structures(void);
public:
	static unsigned register_new(const char * nm);
};

} // namespace GiNaC

#endif // ndef __GINAC_STRUCTURE_H__