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* "@(#) $Id: Param.cpp,v 1.5 2006/11/29 23:01:27 sharring Exp $"
*
* who       when      what
* --------  --------  ----------------------------------------------
* sharring  27/09/04  created 
*/

#include <Param.h>
#include <parameterConstants.h>

using namespace Parameters;

/**
 * Constructor.
 */
Param::Param()
{
}

/**
 * Constructor
 */
Param::Param(const string & nameVal): name_m(nameVal)
{
}

/**
 * Destructor.
 */
Param::~Param()
{
}

/*
 * Accessor for the name.
 * @return the name as a string.
 */
string Param::getName()
{
   return name_m;
}

/**
 * Returns an XML string representation of the param.
 * @return the param as an XML string
 * NOTE: the XML is not a complete document, just a fragment.
 */
string Param::toString() 
{
	string retVal;

	// opening stanza
	//e.g. <param xsi:type="pset:bool">
	retVal.append(TAB);
	retVal.append(LESS_THAN_SIGN);
	retVal.append(PARAMETER_STRING);
	retVal.append(SPACE);
	retVal.append(XML_SCHEMA_INSTANCE_PREFIX);
	retVal.append(COLON);
	retVal.append(TYPE_STRING);
	retVal.append(EQUALS);
	retVal.append(QUOTE);
	retVal.append(PARAMETERSET_NAMESPACE_PREFIX);
	retVal.append(COLON);
	retVal.append(getType());
	retVal.append(QUOTE);
	retVal.append(GREATER_THAN_SIGN);
	retVal.append(NEWLINE);

	// name stanza
	//	e.g. <name>overwrite</name>
	retVal.append(TAB);
	retVal.append(TAB);
	retVal.append(LESS_THAN_SIGN);
	retVal.append(NAME_STRING);
	retVal.append(GREATER_THAN_SIGN);
	retVal.append(getName());
	retVal.append(LESS_THAN_SIGN);
	retVal.append(SLASH_STRING);
	retVal.append(NAME_STRING);
	retVal.append(GREATER_THAN_SIGN);
	retVal.append(NEWLINE);

	// value(s) stanza
	retVal.append(valueToString());

	// closing param stanza
	// e.g. </param>
	retVal.append(TAB);
	retVal.append(LESS_THAN_SIGN);
	retVal.append(SLASH_STRING);
	retVal.append(PARAMETER_STRING);
	retVal.append(GREATER_THAN_SIGN);
	retVal.append(NEWLINE);

	return retVal;
}