PropertyName.h

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/*!
  \file terralib/dataaccess/query/PropertyName.h
 
  \brief A class that models the name of any property of an object.
*/
 
#ifndef __TERRALIB_DATAACCESS_INTERNAL_PROPERTYNAME_H
#define __TERRALIB_DATAACCESS_INTERNAL_PROPERTYNAME_H
 
// TerraLib
#include "Expression.h"
 
// STL
#include <string>
 
namespace te
{
  namespace da
  {
    /*!
      \class PropertyName
      
      \brief A class that models the name of any property of an object.
 
      The property name can be used in scalar or spatial expressions to represent
      the value of that property
      for a particualr instance of an object.
 
      \sa Expression
    */
    class TEDATAACCESSEXPORT PropertyName : public Expression
    {
      public:
 
        TE_DEFINE_VISITABLE
 
        /*!
          \brief Constructor.
 
          \param name The property name.
        */
        PropertyName(const std::string& name) : m_name(name) {}
 
        /*! \brief Copy constructor. */
        PropertyName(const PropertyName& rhs);
 
        /*! \brief Destructor. */
        ~PropertyName() {}
 
        /*! Assignment operator.  */
        PropertyName& operator=(const PropertyName& rhs);
 
        /*! \brief It creates a new copy of this expression. */
        Expression* clone() const;
 
        /*!
          \brief It returns the property name.
 
          \return The property name.
         */
        const std::string& getName() const { return m_name; }
 
        /*!
          \brief It sets the property name.
 
          \param name The property name.
         */
        void setName(const std::string& name) { m_name = name; }
 
      private:
 
        std::string m_name;  //!< The property name.
    };
 
  } // end namespace da
}   // end namespace te
 
#endif  // __TERRALIB_DATAACCESS_INTERNAL_PROPERTYNAME_H