////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// $Id: IDbiRegistryItem.hxx,v 1.1 2011/01/18 05:49:20 finch Exp $
//
// IDbiRegistryItem
//
// Package: IDbiRegistry
//
// Empty base class.
//
// Contact: bv@bnl.gov
//
// Created on: Wed Oct 25 17:12:25 2000
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef TDBIREGISTRYITEM_H
#define TDBIREGISTRYITEM_H

#include <TObject.h>

class type_info;
namespace COMET {
///
/// An item stored in a registry. This class does not do  a right lot, but  IDbiRegistryItemXxx which inherits from it, does a lot.
class IDbiRegistryItem : public TObject
{

public:

    IDbiRegistryItem();
    virtual ~IDbiRegistryItem();
    virtual IDbiRegistryItem* Dup(void) const = 0;

    virtual std::ostream& PrintStream(std::ostream& os) const = 0;
    virtual std::istream& ReadStream(std::istream& is) = 0;
    virtual void Print(Option_t* option="") const = 0;

    virtual const std::type_info& GetType() const = 0;
    virtual const char* GetTypeAsString() const = 0;


    ClassDef(COMET::IDbiRegistryItem,1)
};                              // end of class IDbiRegistryItem
}


#endif  // TDBIREGISTRYITEM_H