TextRepres.hpp

/* TextRepres.hpp */
/* $Id: TextRepres.hpp,v 1.1 2004/06/22 14:23:32 vlad Exp $ */
#ifndef __TextRepres_hpp
#define __TextRepres_hpp

/* just for utility functions */
#include <mix/misc.h>

/* for exception codes and API */
#include <mix/Exceptions.h>


class TextRepres
{
public:

  TextRepres ();


  /*
   *  Controlling over parsing results
   */

  void  set_enlarge_dim_mode (bool bMayEnlarge);

  bool  get_enlarge_dim_mode () const;

  /*
   *  Implementation in inherited classes is expected
   */

  virtual char* check_string (const char* s, int* pDim = NULL) const = 0;

  virtual char* from_string (const char* s) = 0;

  virtual char* to_string () const = 0;

  /*
   *  Utility methods
   */

  operator char* () const {
    return to_string();
  }

protected:

  bool      bEnlargeMode;

};


#endif /* TextRepres.hpp */