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/// \file pqChartAxisModel.h
/// \date 12/1/2006

#ifndef _pqChartAxisModel_h
#define _pqChartAxisModel_h


#include "QtChartExport.h"
#include <QObject>

class pqChartAxisModelInternal;
class pqChartValue;


/// \class pqChartAxisModel
/// \brief
///   The pqChartAxisModel class stores the labels for a chart axis.
class QTCHART_EXPORT pqChartAxisModel : public QObject
{
  Q_OBJECT

public:
  /// \brief
  ///   Creates a chart axis model.
  /// \param parent The parent object.
  pqChartAxisModel(QObject *parent=0);
  virtual ~pqChartAxisModel();

  /// \brief
  ///   Adds a label to the chart axis.
  /// \param label The label to add.
  void addLabel(const pqChartValue &label);

  /// \brief
  ///   Removes a label from the chart axis.
  /// \param index The index of the label to remove.
  void removeLabel(int index);

  /// Removes all the labels from the chart axis.
  void removeAllLabels();

  /// \brief
  ///   Blocks the model modification signals.
  ///
  /// This method should be called before making multiple changes to
  /// the model. It will prevent the view from updating before the
  /// changes are complete. Once all the changes are made, the
  /// \c finishModifyingData method should be called to notify the
  /// view of the changes.
  ///
  /// \sa pqChartAxisModel::finishModifyingData()
  void startModifyingData();

  /// \brief
  ///   Unblocks the model modification signals.
  ///
  /// The \c labelsReset signal is emitted to synchronize the view.
  ///
  /// \sa pqChartAxisModel::startModifyingData()
  void finishModifyingData();

  /// \brief
  ///   Gets the number of labels in the chart axis.
  /// \return
  ///   The number of labels in the chart axis.
  int getNumberOfLabels() const;

  /// \brief
  ///   Gets a specified chart axis label.
  /// \param index Which chart axis to get.
  /// \param label Used to return the label.
  void getLabel(int index, pqChartValue &label) const;

signals:
  /// \brief
  ///   Emitted when a new label is added.
  /// \param index Where the label was added.
  void labelInserted(int index);

  /// \brief
  ///   Emitted before a label is removed.
  /// \param index The index being removed.
  void removingLabel(int index);

  /// \brief
  ///   Emitted after a label is removed.
  /// \param index The index being removed.
  void labelRemoved(int index);

  /// Emitted when the axis labels are reset.
  void labelsReset();

private:
  pqChartAxisModelInternal *Internal; ///< Stores the list of labels.
  bool InModify;                      ///< True when blocking signals.
};

#endif
