// Filename: selectiveChildNode.h
// Created by:  drose (06Mar02)
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// PANDA 3D SOFTWARE
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//
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//
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef SELECTIVECHILDNODE_H
#define SELECTIVECHILDNODE_H

#include "pandabase.h"

#include "pandaNode.h"

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//       Class : SelectiveChildNode
// Description : A base class for nodes like LODNode and SequenceNode
//               that select only one visible child at a time.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class EXPCL_PANDA SelectiveChildNode : public PandaNode {
PUBLISHED:
  INLINE SelectiveChildNode(const string &name);

public:
  INLINE SelectiveChildNode(const SelectiveChildNode &copy);
  INLINE void operator = (const SelectiveChildNode &copy);

  virtual bool has_selective_visibility() const;
  virtual int get_first_visible_child() const;
  virtual int get_next_visible_child(int n) const;

protected:
  INLINE void select_child(int n);

private:
  int _selected_child;

public:
  static TypeHandle get_class_type() {
    return _type_handle;
  }
  static void init_type() {
    PandaNode::init_type();
    register_type(_type_handle, "SelectiveChildNode",
                  PandaNode::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 "selectiveChildNode.I"

#endif