datatypeRep.h

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/*******************************************************************************
** Copyright (c) 1992-2010 VT MAK
** All rights reserved.
*******************************************************************************/
#pragma once
#include "omtReader.h"
#include <vlutil/vlString.h>
#include <sstream>

#define MAKE_STRING( msg )  ( ((std::ostringstream&) \
    (std::ostringstream() << msg)).str() )

class DT_DLL_OMTREADER DtDatatypeRep
{
public:
   
   virtual const char* datatype() const = 0;
   
   virtual DtString stringRep(const void* ptr, int* size = 0) const = 0;   

   virtual std::vector<char> valueFromStringRep(const DtString& stringRep) const = 0;
};