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/*! \file TableDefinitionList.h
    \brief Definition of the Template class TableDefinitionList.

    Magics Team - ECMWF 2005

    Started: Mon 4-Jul-2005

    Changes:

*/

#ifndef TableDefinitionList_H
#define TableDefinitionList_H

#include "magics.h"

#include "TableDefinition.h"
#include "TableDefinitionListInterface.h"


namespace magics {

template <class T>
class TableDefinitionList : public TableDefinition<T> {
public:
    TableDefinitionList() {}
    virtual ~TableDefinitionList() {}
    void set(const TableDefinitionListInterface<T>&);
    void set(const XmlNode&);

    TableDefinition<T>* clone() const {
        TableDefinitionList<T>* object = new TableDefinitionList();
        // What to do with the values!
        std::copy(this->begin(), this->end(), object->begin());
        return object;
    }

protected:
    //! Method to print string about this class on to a stream of type ostream (virtual).
    virtual void print(ostream&) const {}

private:
    //! Copy constructor - No copy allowed
    TableDefinitionList(const TableDefinitionList<T>&);
    //! Overloaded << operator to copy - No copy allowed
    TableDefinitionList& operator=(const TableDefinitionList<T>&);

    // -- Friends
    //! Overloaded << operator to call print().
    friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& s, const TableDefinitionList<T>& p) {
        p.print(s);
        return s;
    }
};


}  // namespace magics

#include "TableDefinitionList.cc"
#endif
