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Component.hxx
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21 
23 // Class Component: Abstract class for all components in the
25 // Description:
27 
28 #ifndef _Component_
29 #define _Component_
30 
31 #include "Storage.hxx"
32 
33 namespace CLAM {
38 class Component {
39 // Construction/Destruction
40 public:
41  //* The required virtual destructor
42  virtual ~Component();
43 // Redifinible methods
44 public:
50  virtual void StoreOn (Storage & storage) const =0;
56  virtual void LoadFrom (Storage & storage)=0;
57 
58  // TODO: Documentation for copy functions
59  // TODO: Copy functions must be pure virtual
60  virtual Component* ShallowCopy() const { return 0; };
61  virtual Component* DeepCopy() const { return 0; };
62 
66  virtual const char * GetClassName() const =0;
67 };
68 
69 }
70 
71 #endif//_Component_
72