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// (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005 All Rights Reserved
 *
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 /**
 * @file Attribute.h
 *
 *
 */
 
#if !defined(_ATTRIBUTE_H____OF_AXIS_INCLUDED_)
#define _ATTRIBUTE_H____OF_AXIS_INCLUDED_

#include <axis/GDefine.hpp>
#include <axis/IAttribute.hpp>
#include <axis/INamespace.hpp>
#include "Namespace.h"
#include <list>
#include <string>

AXIS_CPP_NAMESPACE_START
using namespace std;

class SoapSerializer;

/**
 *   @class Attribute
 *   @brief interface for the Attribute class.
 *
 *   @author Roshan Weerasuriya (roshan@opensource.lk, roshanw@jkcsworld.com)
 *   @author Samisa Abeysinghe (sabeysinghe@virtusa.com)
 *   @author Susantha Kumara (susantha@opensource.lk, skumara@virtusa.com)
 *
 */

class Attribute : public IAttribute
{
public:        
#ifdef UNIT_TESTING_ON
    int initializeForTesting();
#endif
    int serialize(SoapSerializer& pSZ) const;
    int serialize(SoapSerializer& pSZ, list<AxisChar*>& lstTmpNameSpaceStack, const AxisChar *uri=NULL);

    Attribute(list<Attribute*> attribute);    
    Attribute(list<Attribute*> attribute, const AxisChar* localname, const AxisChar* prefix, const AxisChar* uri, const AxisChar* value);
    Attribute(list<Attribute*> attribute, const AxisChar* localname, const AxisChar* prefix, const AxisChar* value);
    Attribute(list<Attribute*> attribute, const Attribute& rCopy);
    Attribute* clone(); 
    virtual ~Attribute();

    const AxisChar* getValue();
    const AxisChar* getURI();
    const AxisChar* getPrefix();
    const AxisChar* getLocalName();

    int setValue(const AxisChar* value);
    int setURI(const AxisChar* uri);
    int setPrefix(const AxisChar* prefix);
    int setLocalName(const AxisChar* localname);

private:    
    bool isSerializable() const;
    AxisString          m_localname;
    AxisString          m_prefix;
    AxisString          m_uri;
    AxisString          m_value;
	list<const char*>	m_PrefixList;
	list<Namespace*>    m_namespaceDecls;
};

AXIS_CPP_NAMESPACE_END

#endif