#ifndef COIN_SBNAME_H
#define COIN_SBNAME_H

/**************************************************************************\
 *
 *  This file is part of the Coin 3D visualization library.
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\**************************************************************************/

#include <Inventor/SbBasic.h>

class SbString;

class COIN_DLL_API SbName {
public:
  SbName(void);
  SbName(const char * nameString);
  SbName(const SbString & str);
  SbName(const SbName & name);
  ~SbName(void);

  const char * getString(void) const;
  int getLength(void) const;
  static SbBool isIdentStartChar(const char c);
  static SbBool isIdentChar(const char c);
  static SbBool isBaseNameStartChar(const char c);
  static SbBool isBaseNameChar(const char c);

  int operator ! (void) const;
  friend COIN_DLL_API int operator == (const SbName & lhs, const char * rhs);
  friend COIN_DLL_API int operator == (const char * lhs, const SbName & rhs);
  friend COIN_DLL_API int operator == (const SbName & lhs, const SbName & rhs);
  friend COIN_DLL_API int operator != (const SbName & lhs, const char * rhs);
  friend COIN_DLL_API int operator != (const char * lhs, const SbName & rhs);
  friend COIN_DLL_API int operator != (const SbName & lhs, const SbName & rhs);

  operator const char * (void) const;

private:
  const class SbNameEntry * entry;
};
COIN_DLL_API int operator == (const SbName & lhs, const char * rhs);
COIN_DLL_API int operator == (const char * lhs, const SbName & rhs);
COIN_DLL_API int operator == (const SbName & lhs, const SbName & rhs);
COIN_DLL_API int operator != (const SbName & lhs, const char * rhs);
COIN_DLL_API int operator != (const char * lhs, const SbName & rhs);
COIN_DLL_API int operator != (const SbName & lhs, const SbName & rhs);

#endif // !COIN_SBNAME_H
