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#ifndef ARGUMENT_H

#define ARGUMENT_H

#include <set>

#include <string>

#include <vector>

#include <sstream>

#include <algorithm>

#include "ifc_parse_api.h"

#ifdef USE_IFC4

#include "../ifcparse/Ifc4enum.h"

#else

#include "../ifcparse/Ifc2x3enum.h"

#endif

#include "../ifcparse/IfcEntityList.h"

#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

#include <boost/dynamic_bitset.hpp>

class Argument;

class IfcEntityList;

class IfcEntityListList;

class IfcEntityInstanceData;

namespace IfcParse {

class IfcFile;

}

namespace IfcUtil {

class IfcBaseClass;

IFC_PARSE_API const char* ArgumentTypeToString(ArgumentType argument_type);

IFC_PARSE_API bool valid_binary_string(const std::string& s);

}

class IFC_PARSE_API Argument {

public:

virtual operator int() const;

virtual operator bool() const;

virtual operator double() const;

virtual operator std::string() const;

virtual operator boost::dynamic_bitset<>() const;

virtual operator IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass*() const;

virtual operator std::vector<int>() const;

virtual operator std::vector<double>() const;

virtual operator std::vector<std::string>() const;

virtual operator std::vector<boost::dynamic_bitset<> >() const;

virtual operator IfcEntityList::ptr() const;

virtual operator std::vector< std::vector<int> >() const;

virtual operator std::vector< std::vector<double> >() const;

virtual operator IfcEntityListList::ptr() const;

virtual bool isNull() const = 0;

virtual unsigned int size() const = 0;

virtual IfcUtil::ArgumentType type() const = 0;

virtual Argument* operator [] (unsigned int i) const = 0;

virtual std::string toString(bool upper=false) const = 0;

virtual ~Argument() {};

};

#endif