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#ifndef GEN_INFO_HXX
#define GEN_INFO_HXX


#include "simstr.hxx"
#include <string.h>



class List_GenericInfo;


/** Holds generic informations in a simple hierarchical format.
*/
class GenericInfo
{
  public:
    // LIFECFYCLE
                        GenericInfo(
                            const Simstr &      i_sKey,
                            const Simstr &      i_sValue = Simstr::null_(),
                            const Simstr &      i_sComment = Simstr::null_() );
                        GenericInfo(
                            const GenericInfo & i_rInfo );
                        ~GenericInfo();

    // OPERATORS
    GenericInfo &       operator=(
                            const GenericInfo & i_rInfo );
    bool                operator<(
                            const GenericInfo & i_rInfo ) const
#ifdef UNX
                                                { return strcasecmp(sKey.str(),i_rInfo.sKey.str()) < 0; }
#else
                                                { return stricmp(sKey.str(),i_rInfo.sKey.str()) < 0; }
#endif
    // INFO
    const Simstr &      Key() const             { return sKey; }
    const Simstr &      Value() const           { return sValue; }
    const Simstr &      Comment() const         { return sComment; }
    bool                HasSubList() const      { return dpSubList != 0; }

    const List_GenericInfo &
                        SubList() const         { return HasSubList() ? *dpSubList : CreateMyList(); }
    // ACCESS
    List_GenericInfo &
                        SubList()               { return HasSubList() ? *dpSubList : CreateMyList(); }

  private:
    /// @precond dpSubList == 0 .
    List_GenericInfo &  CreateMyList() const;

    // DATA
    Simstr              sKey;
    Simstr              sValue;
    Simstr              sComment;
    List_GenericInfo *  dpSubList;      /// Owned by this object.
};


#endif