//# ValType.h: The id-string of a value type
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#ifndef CASA_VALTYPEID_H
#define CASA_VALTYPEID_H

#include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
#include <casacore/casa/Utilities/ValType.h>

namespace casacore { //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - BEGIN

// <summary>
// The id-string of a value type
// </summary>

// <use visibility=export>
// <reviewed reviewer="Friso Olnon" date="1995/03/20" tests="" demos="">
// </reviewed>

// <prerequisite>
//   <li> class <linkto class=ValType">ValType</linkto>
// </prerequisite>

// <synopsis>
// The templated global functions valDataTypeId get the data type id string
// of the given type.
// For standard types this is the ValType data type string.
// For other types (i.e. classes) it is the result of the class dataTypeId
// function.
// </synopsis>

// <group name=typeid>

template<class T> inline String valDataTypeId (const T*)
    { return T::dataTypeId(); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const Bool* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const Char* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const uChar* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const Short* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const uShort* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const Int* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const uInt* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const Int64* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const float* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const double* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const Complex* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const DComplex* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const String* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }
inline String valDataTypeId (const TableRecord* obj)
    { return ValType::getTypeStr (obj); }

// </group>

} //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - END

#endif



