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/*!
  \file terralib/se/Description.h
 
  \brief A Description gives human-readable descriptive information for the object it is included within.
*/
 
#ifndef __TERRALIB_SE_INTERNAL_DESCRIPTION_H
#define __TERRALIB_SE_INTERNAL_DESCRIPTION_H
 
// TerraLib
#include "Config.h"
 
// STL
#include <string>
 
// Boost
#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
 
namespace te
{
  namespace se
  {
    /*!
      \class Description
      
      \brief A Description gives human-readable descriptive information for the object it is included within.
 
      This information can be extracted and used
      for such purposes as creating informal searchable
      metadata in catalogue systems. More metadata
      fields may be added to this element in the future.
 
      \ingroup se
 
      \sa Symbolizer, CoverageStyle, Rule, FeatureTypeStyle, CoverageStyle
    */
    class TESEEXPORT Description : public boost::noncopyable
    {
      public:
 
        /** @name Initializer Methods
         *  Methods related to instantiation and destruction.
         */
        //@{
 
        /*! \brief It initializes a new Description. */
        Description();
 
        /*! \brief Destructor. */
        ~Description();
 
        //@}
 
        /** @name Accessor methods
         *  Methods used to get or set properties.
         */
        //@{
 
        void setTitle(const std::string& title);
 
        const std::string& getTitle() const;
 
        void setAbstract(const std::string& a);
 
        const std::string& getAbstract() const;
 
        //@}
 
        /*! \brief It creates a new copy of this object. */
        Description* clone() const;
 
      private:
 
        std::string m_title;     //!< Title. (Optional)
        std::string m_abstract;  //!< Abstract. (Optional)
    };
 
  } // end namespace se
}   // end namespace te
 
#endif  // __TERRALIB_SE_INTERNAL_DESCRIPTION_H