itkMetaDataDictionary.h

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/*=========================================================================

Program:   Insight Segmentation & Registration Toolkit
Module:    $RCSfile: itkMetaDataDictionary.h,v $
Language:  C++
Date:      $Date: 2004/01/02 18:41:18 $
Version:   $Revision: 1.13 $

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#ifndef MetaDataDictionary_h_h
#define MetaDataDictionary_h_h

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#pragma warning ( disable : 4786 )
#endif

#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include "itkMetaDataObjectBase.h"

namespace itk
{
  // Forward declare the datastructure that will be used to hold the
  // dictionary. This is a private implementation.
  class MetaDataDictionaryMapType;

  class ITKCommon_EXPORT MetaDataDictionary
    {
      public:
        typedef MetaDataDictionary Self;
        virtual void Print(std::ostream& os) const;

        // Constructor
        MetaDataDictionary();
        // Copy Constructor
        MetaDataDictionary(const MetaDataDictionary&);
        // operator =
        void operator=(const MetaDataDictionary&);

        // Destructor
        virtual ~MetaDataDictionary();

      std::vector<std::string> GetKeys() const;
      
        // Implement map's api. On some Micorsoft compilers, stl containers
        // cannot be exported. This causes problems when building DLL's.
        // Here we inherit privately from std::map and provide a simple
        // API. The implementation will be in the DLL.
        MetaDataObjectBase::Pointer &operator [](const std::string &);
        bool HasKey (const std::string &);
    private:
        MetaDataDictionaryMapType *m_Dictionary;
    };
}
#endif// MetaDataDictionary_h_h

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