// Filename: xFileDataObjectArray.h
// Created by:  drose (07Oct04)
//
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#ifndef XFILEDATAOBJECTARRAY_H
#define XFILEDATAOBJECTARRAY_H

#include "pandatoolbase.h"
#include "xFileDataObject.h"

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//       Class : XFileDataObjectArray
// Description : An array of nested data elements.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class XFileDataObjectArray : public XFileDataObject {
public:
  INLINE XFileDataObjectArray(const XFileDataDef *data_def);

  virtual bool is_complex_object() const;

  virtual bool add_element(XFileDataObject *element);

  virtual void write_data(ostream &out, int indent_level,
                          const char *separator) const;

protected:
  virtual int get_num_elements() const;
  virtual const XFileDataObject *get_element(int n) const;

private:
  typedef pvector< PT(XFileDataObject) > NestedElements;
  NestedElements _nested_elements;
  
public:
  static TypeHandle get_class_type() {
    return _type_handle;
  }
  static void init_type() {
    XFileDataObject::init_type();
    register_type(_type_handle, "XFileDataObjectArray",
                  XFileDataObject::get_class_type());
  }
  virtual TypeHandle get_type() const {
    return get_class_type();
  }
  virtual TypeHandle force_init_type() {init_type(); return get_class_type();}

private:
  static TypeHandle _type_handle;
};

#include "xFileDataObjectArray.I"

#endif