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

    GIFT, a flexible content based image retrieval system.
    Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 CUI, University of Geneva

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    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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*/
/***************************************
*
* CInitializedDouble
*
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*
* modification history:
*
* HM 090399 created the documentation
*
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*
* compiler defines used:
*
*
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#ifndef _CINITIALIZEDDOUBLE
#define _CINITIALIZEDDOUBLE

/** A class of doubles which are initialized with a zero
 (unnecessary, it seems) */
class CInitializedDouble{
protected:
  ///The double
  double mDouble;
public:

/***************************************
*
* 
*
***************************************/
  ///Conversion (for double=CInitializedDouble)
  inline operator double()const{
    return mDouble;
  };

/***************************************
*
* 
*
***************************************/
  ///
  inline CInitializedDouble(const double inDouble=0):mDouble(inDouble){};

/***************************************
*
* 
*
***************************************/
  ///
  inline CInitializedDouble(const CInitializedDouble& in):
    mDouble(in.mDouble){};

/***************************************
*
* 
*
***************************************/
  ///
  inline CInitializedDouble operator=(const CInitializedDouble& in)
    {mDouble=(in.mDouble);};
};

#endif
