// -*- C++ -*-

//=============================================================================
/**
 *  @file    Objref_TypeCode_Static.h
 *
 *  Header file for static
 *    @c tk_abstract_interface,
 *    @c tk_component,
 *    @c tk_home,
 *    @c tk_local_interface,
 *    @c tk_native and
 *    @c tk_objref
 *  @c CORBA::TypeCodes.
 *
 *  @author Ossama Othman <ossama@dre.vanderbilt.edu>
 */
//=============================================================================

#ifndef TAO_OBJREF_TYPECODE_STATIC_H
#define TAO_OBJREF_TYPECODE_STATIC_H

#include /**/ "ace/pre.h"

#include "tao/AnyTypeCode/TypeCode.h"

#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
# pragma once
#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */

#include "tao/AnyTypeCode/TypeCode_Base_Attributes.h"
#include "tao/AnyTypeCode/Null_RefCount_Policy.h"


TAO_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL

namespace TAO
{
  namespace TypeCode
  {
    template <typename StringType, class RefCountPolicy> class Objref;

    /**
     * @class Objref
     *
     * @brief @c CORBA::TypeCode implementation for an OMG IDL
     *        @c object and object-like types.
     *
     * This class implements a @c CORBA::TypeCode for an OMG IDL
     * @c object (interface) and object-like types (abstract
     * interface, component, home, local interface and native).
     */
    template<>
    class TAO_AnyTypeCode_Export Objref<char const *, TAO::Null_RefCount_Policy>
      : public CORBA::TypeCode,
        private TAO::Null_RefCount_Policy
    {
    public:

      /// Constructor.
      Objref (CORBA::TCKind kind,
              char const * id,
              char const * name);

      /**
       * @name TAO-specific @c CORBA::TypeCode Methods
       *
       * Methods required by TAO's implementation of the
       * @c CORBA::TypeCode class.
       *
       * @see @c CORBA::TypeCode
       */
      //@{
      virtual bool tao_marshal (TAO_OutputCDR & cdr,
                                CORBA::ULong offset) const;
      virtual void tao_duplicate ();
      virtual void tao_release ();
      //@}

    protected:
      /**
       * @name @c TAO CORBA::TypeCode Template Methods
       *
       * @c tk_abstract_interface, @c tk_component, @c
       * tk_local_interface, @c tk_native and @c tk_objref
       * @c CORBA::TypeCode -specific template methods.
       *
       * @see @c CORBA::TypeCode
       */
      //@{
      virtual CORBA::Boolean equal_i (CORBA::TypeCode_ptr tc) const;
      virtual CORBA::Boolean equivalent_i (CORBA::TypeCode_ptr tc) const;
      virtual CORBA::TypeCode_ptr get_compact_typecode_i () const;
      virtual char const * id_i () const;
      virtual char const * name_i () const;

    protected:
      /// Base attributes (@c id and @c name).
      Base_Attributes<char const *> attributes_;

    };

  }  // End namespace TypeCode
}  // End namespace TAO

TAO_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL

#ifdef __ACE_INLINE__
# include "tao/AnyTypeCode/Objref_TypeCode_Static.inl"
#endif  /* __ACE_INLINE__ */

#include /**/ "ace/post.h"

#endif /* TAO_OBJREF_TYPECODE_STATIC_H */
