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#if !defined(AXIS_ARRAYBEAN_H__OF_AXIS_INCLUDED_)
#define AXIS_ARRAYBEAN_H__OF_AXIS_INCLUDED_

#include "BasicTypeSerializer.h"
#include "ComplexObjectHandler.h"

#include <list>

AXIS_CPP_NAMESPACE_START

using namespace std;

/**
    @class ArrayBean
    @brief interface for the ArrayBeanI class.

    This class is used inside Param class and wrapper classes only.

    @author Susantha Kumara (skumara@virtusa.com)
*/
class ArrayBean
{
    friend class Param;
    public:
        ArrayBean ();
        virtual ~ ArrayBean ();
        virtual int Serialize (SoapSerializer & pSZ);
        int GetArraySize ();

    public:
        XSDTYPE m_type;        //array element type
        int m_nSize;           //array size only one dimensional arrays
        AxisString m_ItemName; //name of an item like <item>34</item>
    union uAValue //this is useful only when Param is used as a return parameter
    {
        void *sta;                      //simple type array
        ComplexObjectHandler *cta;      //complex type array
    }
    m_value;
    private:
        AxisString m_TypeName;
        AxisString m_URI;
    public:                      //IArrayBean Interface
        void SetDimension (int nDim);
        void SetItemName (const AxisChar* sName);
        void SetTypeName (const AxisChar* sName);
        void SetUri (const AxisChar* sURI);
        void RemoveArrayPointer ();
};

AXIS_CPP_NAMESPACE_END

#endif