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+// Copyright (C) 2013 CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+// version 2.1 of the License.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+//
+// See http://www.salome-platform.org/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.com
+//
+// Author : Nathalie Gore (OpenCascade), Frederic Pons (OpenCascade)
+
+#ifndef __XAO_GROUP_HXX__
+#define __XAO_GROUP_HXX__
+
+#include <string>
+#include <set>
+
+#include "XAO_XaoUtils.hxx"
+
+namespace XAO
+{
+ /**
+ * \class Group
+ * Class to represent a Geometrical Group.
+ */
+ class Group
+ {
+ public:
+ /**
+ * Constructor.
+ * @param dim the dimension of the group.
+ * @param nbElements the number of geometrical elements for the dimension in the geometry.
+ * @param name the name of the group.
+ */
+ Group(const XAO::Dimension& dim, const int& nbElements, const std::string& name = std::string(""))
+ throw (XAO_Exception);
+
+ /**
+ * Destructor.
+ */
+ virtual ~Group();
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the name of the group.
+ * \return the name of the group.
+ */
+ const std::string getName()
+ {
+ return m_name;
+ }
+ /**
+ * Sets the name of the group.
+ * \param name the name to set.
+ */
+ void setName(const std::string& name)
+ {
+ m_name = name;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the dimension of the group.
+ * \return the dimension of the group.
+ */
+ const XAO::Dimension getDimension()
+ {
+ return m_dimension;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the numbers of elements in the geometry of the same type than the group.
+ * \return the number of elements in the associated geometry.
+ */
+ const int getNbElements()
+ {
+ return m_nbElements;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the number of elements in the group.
+ * \return the number of elements.
+ */
+ const int count() const
+ {
+ return m_elements.size();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the reference of an element.
+ * \param index the index of the element.
+ * \return the reference of the element.
+ * \note use begin() and end() if you need to iterate.
+ */
+ const int get(const int& index)
+ {
+ checkIndex(index);
+ std::set<int>::iterator it = m_elements.begin();
+ std::advance(it, index);
+ return (*it);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Adds an element to the group.
+ * \param value the index of the element to add.
+ */
+ void add(const int& value);
+
+ /**
+ * Removes an element from the group.
+ * \param value the index of the element to remove.
+ */
+ void remove(const int& value);
+
+ /**
+ * Gets an iterator on the first element in the group.
+ * @return an iterator on the first element.
+ */
+ std::set<int>::iterator begin() { return m_elements.begin(); }
+
+ /**
+ * Gets an iterator on the last element in the group.
+ * @return an iterator on the last element.
+ */
+ std::set<int>::iterator end() { return m_elements.end(); }
+
+ private:
+ /**
+ * Ensures that the given element is valid.
+ * @param element
+ * @throw XAO_Exception if element is bigger than the number of elements.
+ */
+ void checkIndex(const int& element)
+ throw (XAO_Exception);
+
+ private:
+ /** The name of the group. */
+ std::string m_name;
+ /** The number of elements in the associated geometry. */
+ int m_nbElements;
+ /** The dimension of the group. */
+ XAO::Dimension m_dimension;
+ /** The number of elements in the group. */
+ int m_count;
+ /** The elements of the group. */
+ std::set<int> m_elements;
+ };
+}
+
+#endif
