block.h

//
// Copyright (c) 2014 Limit Point Systems, Inc.
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// Interface for class BLOCK

#ifndef BLOCK_H
#define BLOCK_H

#ifndef SHEAF_DLL_SPEC_H
#include "SheafSystem/sheaf_dll_spec.h"
#endif

#ifndef AUTO_BLOCK_H
#include "SheafSystem/auto_block.h"
#endif

namespace sheaf
{
  
template <typename T>
class SHEAF_DLL_SPEC block : public auto_block<T, un_block_initialization_policy<T> >
{

public:

  typedef auto_block<T, un_block_initialization_policy<T> > base_type;

  typedef typename base_type::index_type index_type;
  typedef typename base_type::size_type size_type;


  block(index_type xub = 0);

  block(index_type xub, size_type xct, const T *xitems);

  block(const block& xother);

  block& operator=(const block& xother);

  ~block();

};


// ===========================================================
// NON-MEMBER FUNCTIONS
// ===========================================================

template <typename T>
bool operator==(const block<T>& xblk1, const block<T>& xblk2);

template <typename T>
std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& xos, const block<T>& xblk);

template<typename T>
size_t deep_size(const block<T>& xblk, bool xinclude_shallow = true);

template<typename T>
size_t deep_size(const block<T*>& xblk, bool xinclude_shallow = true);
 
} // namespace sheaf

#endif // BLOCK_H