// Created on: 1997-05-09
// Created by: Christian CAILLET
// Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Matra Datavision
// Copyright (c) 1999-2014 OPEN CASCADE SAS
//
// This file is part of Open CASCADE Technology software library.
//
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#ifndef _StepData_Described_HeaderFile
#define _StepData_Described_HeaderFile

#include <Standard.hxx>
#include <Standard_Type.hxx>

#include <Standard_Transient.hxx>
#include <Standard_Boolean.hxx>
#include <Standard_CString.hxx>
class StepData_EDescr;
class Interface_InterfaceMismatch;
class StepData_Simple;
class StepData_Field;
class Interface_Check;
class Interface_EntityIterator;


class StepData_Described;
DEFINE_STANDARD_HANDLE(StepData_Described, Standard_Transient)

//! General frame to describe entities with Description (Simple or
//! Complex)
class StepData_Described : public Standard_Transient
{

public:

  
  //! Returns the Description used to define this entity
  Standard_EXPORT Handle(StepData_EDescr) Description() const;
  
  //! Tells if a described entity is complex
  Standard_EXPORT virtual Standard_Boolean IsComplex() const = 0;
  
  //! Tells if a step type is matched by <me>
  //! For a Simple Entity : own type or super type
  //! For a Complex Entity : one of the members
  Standard_EXPORT virtual Standard_Boolean Matches (const Standard_CString steptype) const = 0;
  
  //! Returns a Simple Entity which matches with a Type in <me> :
  //! For a Simple Entity : me if it matches, else a null handle
  //! For a Complex Entity : the member which matches, else null
  Standard_EXPORT virtual Handle(StepData_Simple) As (const Standard_CString steptype) const = 0;
  
  //! Tells if a Field brings a given name
  Standard_EXPORT virtual Standard_Boolean HasField (const Standard_CString name) const = 0;
  
  //! Returns a Field from its name; read-only
  Standard_EXPORT virtual const StepData_Field& Field (const Standard_CString name) const = 0;
  
  //! Returns a Field from its name; read or write
  Standard_EXPORT virtual StepData_Field& CField (const Standard_CString name) = 0;
  
  //! Fills a Check by using its Description
  Standard_EXPORT virtual void Check (Handle(Interface_Check)& ach) const = 0;
  
  //! Fills an EntityIterator with entities shared by <me>
  Standard_EXPORT virtual void Shared (Interface_EntityIterator& list) const = 0;




  DEFINE_STANDARD_RTTIEXT(StepData_Described,Standard_Transient)

protected:

  
  //! Initializes a Described Entity from a Description
  //! (i.e. puts it in a field ...)
  Standard_EXPORT StepData_Described(const Handle(StepData_EDescr)& descr);



private:


  Handle(StepData_EDescr) thedescr;


};







#endif // _StepData_Described_HeaderFile
