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#ifndef __ETCHOBJECT_H__
#define __ETCHOBJECT_H__

#include "capu/container/List.h"

#include "common/EtchError.h"
#include "common/EtchObjectType.h"

class EtchObject {
public:

  /**
   * EtchObjectType for EtchObject.
   */
  static const EtchObjectType* TYPE();

  /**
   * Constructor.
   */
  EtchObject();

  /**
   * Copy Constructor.
   */
  EtchObject(const EtchObject& other);

  /**
   * Destructor.
   */
  virtual ~EtchObject();

  /**
   */
  virtual const EtchObjectType* getObjectType() const;

  /**
   * Returns true if the type hierarchy of this instance
   * is from the given type.
   * @param type to check
   * @return true if the instance is compatible to the given type
   */
  virtual capu::bool_t isInstanceOf(const EtchObjectType* type) const;

  /**
   * Returns hash code
   */
  virtual capu::uint32_t getHashCode() const;

  /**
   * @return true if two object is equal
   *         false otherwise
   */
  virtual capu::bool_t equals(const EtchObject * other) const;

protected:
  /**
   * Adds the object type to the type hierachy of this instance.
   * @param type that should be added to type hierachy of this instance.
   */
  virtual status_t addObjectType(const EtchObjectType* type);

private:
  capu::List<const EtchObjectType*> mTypes;
};

typedef capu::SmartPointer<EtchObject> EtchObjectPtr;

#endif