#ifndef _INT_ARRAY_PARAM_DEF_H
#define _INT_ARRAY_PARAM_DEF_H
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* "@(#) $Id: IntArrayParamDef.h,v 1.3 2006/11/29 23:01:26 sharring Exp $"
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#ifndef __cplusplus
#error This is a C++ include file and cannot be used from plain C
#endif

#include <ParamDef.h>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

using std::auto_ptr;
using std::string;
using std::vector;

/** @file IntArrayParamDef.h */

namespace Parameters {

	/**
	 * IntArrayParamDef class used to support OFFLINE tasks
	 */
	class IntArrayParamDef: public Parameters::ParamDef
	{    
	  public:
	    /**
	     * Constructor
	     */
	    IntArrayParamDef();
	    
	    /**
	     * Constructor.
	     */
	    IntArrayParamDef(const string & paramName, const string & helpText, const string & promptText, 
	       bool requiredBoolVal, auto_ptr< string > unitsText, auto_ptr< int > maxLen, auto_ptr< vector < int > > defaultVals);

	    /**
	     * Destructor
	     */
	    virtual ~IntArrayParamDef();
	    
	    /*
	     * Accessor for the units
	     * @return the units as an auto_ptr to a string
	     * if defined for this pdef, then the auto_ptr will 
	     * point to something meaningful, else null.
	     */
	    auto_ptr<string> getUnits();

	    /*
	     * Accessor for the maxLen
	     * @return the maxlen value as an auto_ptr to int
	     * if defined for this pdef, then the auto_ptr will 
	     * point to something meaningful, else null.
	     */
	    auto_ptr<int> getMaxLen();

	    /*
	     * Accessor for the default value.
	     * @return the default value as an auto_ptr to a vector of int.
	     * if defined for this pdef, then the auto_ptr will 
	     * point to something meaningful, else null.
	     */
	    auto_ptr< vector<int> > getDefaultValues();
	    
	    /*
	     * Accessor for the flag indicating if there are units
	     * @return the flag indicating if there are units 
	     */
	    bool getHasUnits();

	    /*
	     * Accessor for flag indicating if there is maxLen
	     * @return the flag indicating if there is maxlen value 
	     */
	    bool getHasMaxLen();

	    /*
	     * Accessor for the flag indicating if there is a default value.
	     * @return the flag indicating if there is a default value
	     */
	    bool getHasDefaultValues();

	  private:
	    vector<int> defaultValues_m;
	    int maxLen_m;
	    string units_m;
	    
	    bool hasDefaultValues_m;
	    bool hasMaxLen_m;
	    bool hasUnits_m;
	};

}
#endif /*!_INT_ARRAY_PARAM_DEF_H*/