/***********************************************************************
    filename:   CEGUIFalPropertyLinkDefinition.h
    created:    Sat Oct 8 2005
    author:     Paul D Turner <paul@cegui.org.uk>
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _CEGUIFalPropertyLinkDefinition_h_
#define _CEGUIFalPropertyLinkDefinition_h_

#include "CEGUIFalPropertyDefinitionBase.h"
#include <vector>

#if defined (_MSC_VER)
#	pragma warning(push)
#	pragma warning(disable : 4251)
#endif

// Start of CEGUI namespace section
namespace CEGUI
{
    /*!
    \brief
        Class representing a property that links to another property defined on
        an attached child widget.
    */
    class CEGUIEXPORT PropertyLinkDefinition : public PropertyDefinitionBase
    {
    public:
        PropertyLinkDefinition(const String& propertyName, const String& widgetNameSuffix, const String& targetProperty, const String& initialValue, bool redrawOnWrite, bool layoutOnWrite);

        //! add a new link target to \a property on \a widget (name suffix).
        void addLinkTarget(const String& widget, const String& property);
        //! clear all link targets from this link definition.
        void clearLinkTargets();

        // override members from PropertyDefinitionBase
        String get(const PropertyReceiver* receiver) const;
        void set(PropertyReceiver* receiver, const String& value);

    protected:
        void writeXMLElementType(XMLSerializer& xml_stream) const;
        void writeXMLAttributes(XMLSerializer& xml_stream) const;

        /*!
        \brief
            return a pointer to the window containing the target property to
            be accessed.

        \exception UnknownObjectException
            thrown if no such target window exists within the system.

        \deprecated
            This will be removed in 0.8.x.  Use the version taking a suffix
            string instead!
        */
        const Window* getTargetWindow(const PropertyReceiver* receiver) const;

        /*!
        \deprecated
            This will be removed in 0.8.x.  Use the version taking a suffix
            string instead!
        */
        Window* getTargetWindow(PropertyReceiver* receiver);

        //! Return a pointer to the target window with the given suffix.
        const Window* getTargetWindow(const PropertyReceiver* receiver,
                                      const String& name_suffix) const;

        //! Return a pointer to the target window with the given suffix.
        Window* getTargetWindow(PropertyReceiver* receiver,
                                const String& name_suffix);

        //! Internal struct used to keep track of targets.
        struct LinkTarget
        {
            //! name suffix of the target widget.
            String d_widgetNameSuffix;
            //! the property to use on the target widget.
            String d_targetProperty;
        };

        //! type used for the collection of targets.
        typedef std::vector<LinkTarget> LinkTargetCollection;

        //! collection of targets for this PropertyLinkDefinition.
        LinkTargetCollection d_targets;
    };

} // End of  CEGUI namespace section

#if defined (_MSC_VER)
#	pragma warning(pop)
#endif

#endif  // end of guard _CEGUIFalPropertyLinkDefinition_h_
