/*
 * Copyright 2008, Haiku.
 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
 *
 * Authors:
 *              Michael Pfeiffer <laplace@users.sourceforge.net>
 */

#ifndef _VALUE_H
#define _VALUE_H

#include <String.h>

class Value {
public:
        enum Type {
                kSymbolValue,
                kStringValue,
                kInvocationValue,
                kQuotedValue,
                kUnknownValue
        };

private:
        Type     fType;
        BString* fValue;
        BString* fTranslation;
        
        const char* ElementForType();
        
public:
        Value(BString* value = NULL, Type type = kUnknownValue);
        virtual ~Value();
        
        void SetType(Type type);
        Type GetType();

        // mandatory in a valid statement       
        void SetValue(BString* value);
        BString* GetValue();

        // optional
        void SetTranslation(BString* translation);
        BString* GetTranslation();

        // convenience methods
        const char* GetValueString();
        const char* GetTranslationString();
        
        void Print();
};

#endif