/*****************************************************************************
 * variable.hpp
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2003 VideoLAN
 * $Id$
 *
 * Authors: Cyril Deguet     <asmax@via.ecp.fr>
 *          Olivier Teulière <ipkiss@via.ecp.fr>
 *
 * 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
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 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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 *****************************************************************************/

#ifndef VARIABLE_HPP
#define VARIABLE_HPP

#include "../src/skin_common.hpp"
#include "pointer.hpp"
#include <string>


/// Base class for variable objects
class Variable: public SkinObject
{
    public:
        virtual ~Variable() {}

        /// Get the variable type
        virtual const string &getType() const = 0;

    protected:
        Variable( intf_thread_t *pIntf ): SkinObject( pIntf ) {}
};


typedef CountedPtr<Variable> VariablePtr;


#endif
