Hierarchy.h

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// $Id: $
#ifndef INC_HIERARCHY_H
#define INC_HIERARCHY_H 1

// Include files
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <list>

#include "Object.h"

class Hierarchy : public Object {
public:
  Hierarchy( );
  virtual ~Hierarchy( ); 

  // Hierarchy
  void     clear(); //< clear Hierarchy (recursive)
  void     setParent(Hierarchy *parent);
  Hierarchy* parent( ) { return m_parent; }  //< Get Hierarchy Parent
  Hierarchy* parent ( std::string );         //< Get First Parent of a certain type
  Hierarchy* origin () { return m_origin; }  //< Get the origin of the tree

  virtual void          addChild(Hierarchy* element);      //< add a child to the element hierarchy
  std::vector<Hierarchy*> children() { return m_children;  } //< get list of child(ren)
  Hierarchy*            child(std::string);                //< get child according to the path
  Hierarchy*            childTyped(std::string );          //< get child according to the typed path
  unsigned long         numberOfChildren();                //< get number of child(ren)
  bool                  hasChildren();                     //< has the object at least a child
  //  Hierarchy* child(Hierarchy*);
  void delChild (Hierarchy*);         //< remove child from the hierarchy
  void delChild (std::string);        //< remove child from the hierarchy according to its path

  std::string path     ( std::string = std::string("") );      //< Get the path of the object
  std::string pathTyped( std::string = std::string("") );      //< Get the typed path of the object

  void tree(std::string indent=std::string("")); // output tree of Hierarchy from object
  void tree() { tree(""); };                     // output tree of Hierarchy from object

protected:

private:
  Hierarchy *m_parent;              // parent of the object
  Hierarchy *m_origin;               // origin of the hierarchy tree
  std::vector<Hierarchy*> m_children; //< list of Children
};
#endif // INC_HIERARCHY_H