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

    Magics Team - ECMWF 2005

    Started: Mon 4-Jul-2005

    Changes:

*/

#ifndef ColourTableDefinitionListInterface_H
#define ColourTableDefinitionListInterface_H

#include "magics.h"


namespace magics {

class ColourTableDefinitionListInterface {
public:
    ColourTableDefinitionListInterface() {}
    virtual ~ColourTableDefinitionListInterface() {}
    virtual stringarray getValues() const = 0;

protected:
    //! Method to print string about this class on to a stream of type ostream (virtual).
    virtual void print(ostream& s) const { s << "ColourTableDefinitionListInterface[]"; }

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

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

}  // namespace magics
#endif
