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[1] Header file of the Temporal Algebra

March 2012, Fabio Valdes: File created for attribute data type SecInterval



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1 Overview

This file contains the definition of the class SecInterval.

2 Defines and includes

*/

#ifndef TEMPORALUNITALGEBRA_H
#define TEMPORALUNITALGEBRA_H

#include "NestedList.h"
#include "StandardTypes.h"
#include "Algebras/Temporal/TemporalAlgebra.h"
#include "Attribute.h"
#include "DateTime.h"



namespace temporalalgebra {
/*
3 The class ~SecInterval~

*/

class SecInterval : public Attribute, public Interval<Instant> {
public:

  SecInterval() {}

  explicit SecInterval(int dummy):Attribute(false) {}

  SecInterval(Instant s, Instant e): Attribute(true),
                                     Interval<Instant>(s, e, true, true) {}

  SecInterval(Instant s, Instant e, bool lc, bool rc):
                        Attribute(true), Interval<Instant>(s, e, lc, rc) {}

  SecInterval(const Interval<Instant>& iv): Attribute(true),
                                            Interval<Instant>(iv) {}

  static const std::string BasicType();

  static const bool checkType(const ListExpr type);

  static bool CheckKind(ListExpr type, ListExpr& errorInfo);

  size_t Sizeof() const;

  int Compare(const Attribute* attr) const;
  
  std::ostream& Print(std::ostream& os) const;

  bool Adjacent(const Attribute* attr) const;

  SecInterval* Clone() const;

  size_t HashValue() const;

  void CopyFrom(const Attribute *attr);

  void WriteTo(char *dest);

  std::string ToString();

  ListExpr ToListExpr(const ListExpr typeInfo) const;

  SmiSize SizeOfChars();

  bool ReadFrom(const ListExpr instance, const ListExpr typeInfo);

  bool Set(const datetime::DateTime& s, const datetime::DateTime& e, 
           const bool lc, const bool rc);

  bool Set(const Interval<Instant>* iinst);

  bool SetStart(const datetime::DateTime& s, const bool lc);

  bool SetEnd(const datetime::DateTime& e, const bool rc);

  static ListExpr Property();

  bool IsDefined() const{
    return Attribute::IsDefined();
  }

  const bool Contains(const Interval<Instant>& si) const;

  const bool Contains(const Periods& per)const;
};

}

#endif