attribute.h

Pegasus is an open-source implementationof the DMTF CIM and WBEM standards. It is designed to be por

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#ifndef Pegasus_Attribute_h
#define Pegasus_Attribute_h

#include <Pegasus/Common/Config.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/String.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/CIMValue.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/Linkage.h>

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

class PEGASUS_COMMON_LINKAGE Attribute
{
public:

    /** Constructor for a Attribute object.
    */
    Attribute(const String& attrEntry = String::EMPTY);

    /** Destructor for a Attribute object.
    */
    ~Attribute();

    const String& getTag() const;

    /** Returns this attributes value.
        @return Array<String> that contains the attribute values.
    */
    const Array<String>& getValues() const;

    /** Sets this attributes value.
        @param value The value to add to the end of the attribute array.
    */
    void addValue(const String& value);

private:
    String _tag;
    Array<String> _vals;
};

PEGASUS_COMMON_LINKAGE PEGASUS_STD(ostream)& operator<<(
    PEGASUS_STD(ostream)& os,
    const Attribute& attr);

#define PEGASUS_ARRAY_T Attribute
#include <Pegasus/Common/ArrayInter.h>
#undef PEGASUS_ARRAY_T

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_END

#endif /* Pegasus_Attribute_h */