/*
 * VoidValue.h: interface for the CVoidValue class.
 *
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/** \file VoidValue.h
 *  \ingroup expressions
 */

#ifndef __VOIDVALUE_H__
#define __VOIDVALUE_H__

#include "Value.h"

//
// Void value, used to transport *any* type of data
//
class CVoidValue : public CPropValue  
{
	//PLUGIN_DECLARE_SERIAL (CVoidValue,CValue)

public:
	/// Construction/destruction
	CVoidValue() : m_bDeleteOnDestruct(false), m_pAnything(NULL) { }
	CVoidValue(void *voidptr, bool bDeleteOnDestruct, AllocationTYPE alloctype) :
	    m_bDeleteOnDestruct(bDeleteOnDestruct),
	    m_pAnything(voidptr)
	{
		if (alloctype == STACKVALUE) {
			CValue::DisableRefCount();
		}
	}
	virtual				~CVoidValue();  /* Destruct void value, delete memory if we're owning it */

	/// Value -> String or number
	virtual const STR_String &	GetText();  /* Get string description of void value (unimplemented) */
	virtual double		GetNumber()												{ return -1; }

	/// Value calculation
	virtual CValue*		Calc(VALUE_OPERATOR op, CValue *val);
	virtual CValue*		CalcFinal(VALUE_DATA_TYPE dtype, VALUE_OPERATOR op, CValue* val);

	/// Value replication
	virtual CValue*		GetReplica();
	
	/// Data members
	bool				m_bDeleteOnDestruct;
	void*				m_pAnything;
	
	
#ifdef WITH_CXX_GUARDEDALLOC
	MEM_CXX_CLASS_ALLOC_FUNCS("GE:CVoidValue")
#endif
};

#endif  /* __VOIDVALUE_H__ */