/***************************************************************************
                          Named.h  -  description
                             -------------------
    begin                : Thu Jun 29 2000
    copyright            : (C) 2000 by frank landgraf
    email                : 
 ***************************************************************************/

/***************************************************************************
 *                                                                         *
 *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
 *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
 *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
 *                                                                         *
 ***************************************************************************/
#ifndef NAMED_H
#define NAMED_H

#include <string>
#include "global.h"
#include "ascstring.h"

/**
* A simple Interface-class for a named Thing 
* @author Frank Landgraf
* @version 1.0
*/
class Named
{
   public:

      /**
      * default constructor
      * sets the Name to NULL
      */
      Named();

      /**
      * constructor
      * sets the Name to 
      * @param pszName 
      */
      Named(const char* pszName);
      Named(const ASCString& pszName);
      Named(const Named& n);

      Named& operator= (const Named& n);

      /**
      * (virtual) destructor 
      * deletes the internal buffer
      */
      virtual ~Named();

      /**
      * gets the Name of the Object
      */
      const char*	getName() const;

      /**
      * set the Name of the Object to pszName
      */
      virtual void	setName(const char* pszName);

   private:
      /**
      * internal namebuffer
      */
      char* _name;
};

#endif // #ifndef NAMED_H