autoDoc/HTML/---libInvertedFile-include-CPropertySheetList-h

    /* -*- mode: c++ -*-
    */
    /*

        GIFT, a flexible content based image retrieval system.
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    */
    // -*- mode: c++ -*-
    #ifndef _CPROPERTYSHEETLIST
    #define _CPROPERTYSHEETLIST

    #include <map>
    #include <string>
    #include "CSelfDestroyPointer.h"
    class CXMLElement;

    /** takes the information contained in the list of
        properties, which is given in the config.mrml file.

        basically, this is a map from string to CXMLElement.

        @Author: Wolfgang Müller
    */
    class CPropertySheetList{
      /** the content of this
          NO DESTRUCTION RESPONSIBILITY HERE.
       */
      typedef map<string,CXMLElement*> CContent;
      /** */
      CContent mContent;
      /** The unprocessed content.
          mContent will index into that structure
          we have destruction responsibility
      */
      CSelfDestroyPointer<CXMLElement> mUnprocessedContent;

     public:
      /** We construct *this from a subtree of the document.
          @param inUnprocessedContent is a subtree of the document
          which will be put in mUnprocessedContent. The children of
          mUnprocessedContent will then be indexed by CContent.
       */
      CPropertySheetList(CXMLElement* inUnprocessedContent);
      /** presently empty, because the destruction will
          be done by the structure contained in
          mUnprocessedContent.
       */
      ~CPropertySheetList();
      /** insert an element
          for this element which is designed by  a pointer
          WE TAKE THE DESTRUCTION RESPONSABILITY
       */
      void insertPropertySheet(const string& inID,
    			   CXMLElement* inXMLElement);
      /** Get a property sheet by its ID*/
      CXMLElement& getPropertySheet(const string& inID);
      /** clone a property sheet by its ID*/
      CXMLElement* newPropertySheet(const string& inID);
    };

    #endif