//
// VMime library (http://www.vmime.org)
// Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Vincent Richard <vincent@vincent-richard.net>
//
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#ifndef VMIME_HEADERFIELD_HPP_INCLUDED
#define VMIME_HEADERFIELD_HPP_INCLUDED


#include "vmime/base.hpp"
#include "vmime/component.hpp"
#include "vmime/headerFieldValue.hpp"


namespace vmime
{


/** Base class for header fields.
  */

class headerField : public component
{
	friend class headerFieldFactory;
	friend class header;

	friend class vmime::creator;  // create ref

protected:

	// Protected constructor to prevent the user from creating
	// new objects without using 'headerFieldFactory'
	headerField();
	headerField(const string& fieldName);

public:

	~headerField();

	ref <component> clone() const;
	void copyFrom(const component& other);
	headerField& operator=(const headerField& other);

	const std::vector <ref <const component> > getChildComponents() const;

	/** Sets the name of this field.
	  *
	  * @param name field name (eg: "From" or "X-MyField").
	  */
	void setName(const string& name);

	/** Return the name of this field.
	  *
	  * @return field name
	  */
	const string getName() const;

	/** Check whether this field is a custom (non-standard) field.
	  * Custom fields have a name beginning with "X-".
	  *
	  * @return true if the field is a custom field, false otherwise
	  */
	const bool isCustom() const;

	/** Return the read-only value object attached to this field.
	  *
	  * @return read-only value object
	  */
	virtual ref <const headerFieldValue> getValue() const;

	/** Return the value object attached to this field.
	  *
	  * @return value object
	  */
	virtual ref <headerFieldValue> getValue();

	/** Set the value of this field.
	  *
	  * @param value new value
	  */
	virtual void setValue(ref <headerFieldValue> value);

	/** Set the value of this field by cloning the specified value.
	  *
	  * @param value new value
	  */
	virtual void setValueConst(ref <const headerFieldValue> value);

	/** Set the value of this field (reference version).
	  * The value will be cloned.
	  *
	  * @param value new value
	  */
	virtual void setValue(const headerFieldValue& value);

	/** Set the value of this field given a character string.
	  *
	  * @param value value string to parse
	  */
	void setValue(const string& value);


	using component::parse;
	using component::generate;

	void parse(const string& buffer, const string::size_type position, const string::size_type end, string::size_type* newPosition = NULL);
	void generate(utility::outputStream& os, const string::size_type maxLineLength = lineLengthLimits::infinite, const string::size_type curLinePos = 0, string::size_type* newLinePos = NULL) const;

protected:

	static ref <headerField> parseNext(const string& buffer, const string::size_type position, const string::size_type end, string::size_type* newPosition = NULL);


	string m_name;
	ref <headerFieldValue> m_value;
};


} // vmime


#endif // VMIME_HEADERFIELD_HPP_INCLUDED
