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/**
  \file DoubleValue.hpp
  \brief Header of ...

  \author Jean-Christophe FABRE <fabrejc@supagro.inra.fr>
 */


#ifndef __DOUBLEVALUE_HPP___
#define __DOUBLEVALUE_HPP___

#include <openfluid/core/SimpleValue.hpp>
#include <openfluid/dllexport.hpp>


namespace openfluid { namespace core {
/**
DoubleValue is a container for a signed double precision floating point value.\n

\see Value

\n

<I>Example : declaration</I>
@code
  // declaration of a DoubleValue, initialized to 0.0 by default
  openfluid::core::DoubleValue Val1;

  // declaration of a DoubleValue, initialized to 1.357
  openfluid::core::DoubleValue Val2(1.357);
@endcode


<I>Example : getting the contained value</I>
@code
  double Tmp1;

  // using the get method
  Tmp1 = Val1.get();

  // or using the cast operator
  Tmp1 = Val1;
@endcode


<I>Example : setting the contained value</I>
@code
  // using the set method
  Val1.set(101.99);
@endcode


<I>Example : conversion from string</I>
@code
  openfluid::core::StringValue StringVal("57.33");

  // to DoubleValue
  Val1 = StringVal.toDoubleValue();

  // to double
  double DblVal = StringVal.toDouble();
@endcode


<I>Example : conversion to string</I>
@code
  std::string StdStrVal = Val1.toString();
@endcode
*/
class DLLEXPORT DoubleValue : public SimpleValue
{
  private:

    double m_Value;

  public:

    /**
      Default constructor
    */
    DoubleValue() : m_Value(0.0) {};

    /**
      Copy constructor
    */
    DoubleValue(const DoubleValue& Val) : SimpleValue(Val), m_Value(Val.m_Value) {};


    /**
      Constructor from plain old type
    */
    DoubleValue(const double& POD) : SimpleValue(), m_Value(POD) {};

    Value& operator =(const Value& Other);

    /**
      Cast operator
     */
    operator double() const { return m_Value; };

    virtual ~DoubleValue() {};

    inline Type getType() const { return Value::DOUBLE; };

    Value* clone() const { return new DoubleValue(*this); };

    /**
      Returns the double value as plain old type
      @return the double value
    */
    inline double& get() { return m_Value; };

    /**
      Returns the double value as a const plain old type
      @return the double value
    */
    inline const double& get() const { return m_Value; };

    /**
      Sets the plain old type double value
      @param[in] Val the double value
    */
    inline void set(const double& Val) { m_Value = Val; };

    void writeToStream(std::ostream& OutStm) const;

};


} }  // namespaces


#endif /* __DOUBLEVALUE_HPP___ */