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//
//  W A R N I N G
//  -------------
//
// This file is not part of the Qt API.  It exists purely as an
// implementation detail.  This header file may change from version to
// version without notice, or even be removed.
//
// We mean it.

#ifndef Patternist_AtomicCaster_H
#define Patternist_AtomicCaster_H

#include "qdynamiccontext_p.h"
#include "qitem_p.h"
#include "qatomictypedispatch_p.h"

QT_BEGIN_HEADER

QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

namespace QPatternist
{
    /**
     * @short AtomicCaster is an abstract base class for classes
     * that performs casting between two atomic values of specific types.
     *
     * @ingroup Patternist_xdm
     * @author Frans Englich <frans.englich@nokia.com>
     */
    class AtomicCaster : public AtomicTypeVisitorResult
    {
    public:
        typedef QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<AtomicCaster> Ptr;
        AtomicCaster();
        virtual ~AtomicCaster();

        /**
         * Casts @p from to an atomic value of the type this class
         * casts to, and returns that value. The @p context is used
         * for reporting errors in case the casting fails, and to in general
         * access information from the dynamic context.
         */
        virtual Item castFrom(const Item &from,
                              const QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<DynamicContext> &context) const = 0;
    };
}

QT_END_NAMESPACE

QT_END_HEADER

#endif
