#ifndef __GPARAM_HPP
#define __GPARAM_HPP

class String;
class istream;
class ostream;

/* aGenericParameter is a parameter to a generic class, like the 'T' parameter
 * to C++ templates
 */
class aGenericParameter {
	String *name;	// name of the parameter
	int isatype;	// type or number?
public:
	aGenericParameter(const char *name, int istype);
	aGenericParameter(const String& name, int istype);
	aGenericParameter(istream& is);
	virtual ~aGenericParameter();

	const String* getName() const;
	void changeName(const String& s);
	void changeName(const char *s);

	int IsAType() const { return isatype; }

	//stream stuff
	friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const aGenericParameter& o);
	ostream& write(ostream& os) const;
};

inline ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const aGenericParameter& o) {
	return o.write(os);
}

#endif