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 *
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/// @author Baudouin Raoult
/// @author Tiago Quintino
/// @date Apr 2015


#ifndef VectorOption_H
#define VectorOption_H

#include <iosfwd>

#include "eckit/option/Option.h"
#include "eckit/option/SimpleOption.h"


namespace eckit {

namespace option {


template<class T>
class VectorOption : public Option {
  public:

// -- Exceptions
    // None

// -- Contructors

    VectorOption(const std::string& name, const std::string& description, size_t size, const char* separator="/");

// -- Destructor

    virtual ~VectorOption(); // Change to virtual if base class

// -- Convertors
    // None

// -- Operators
    // None

// -- Methods
    // None




// -- Overridden methods
    // None

// -- Class members
    // None

// -- Class methods
    // None

  protected:

// -- Members

// -- Methods

    virtual void print(std::ostream&) const; // Change to virtual if base class

// -- Overridden methods
    // None

// -- Class members
    // None

// -- Class methods
    // None

  private:

// No copy allowed

    VectorOption(const VectorOption&);
    VectorOption& operator=(const VectorOption&);

// -- Members

    size_t size_;
    const char* separator_;

// -- Methods
    // None

// -- Overridden methods

    using Option::set;
    virtual void set(const std::string& value, Configured&) const;
    virtual void copy(const Configuration& from, Configured& to) const;

// -- Class members
    // None

// -- Class methods
    // None

// -- Friends


};


}

} // namespace eckit

#include "eckit/option/VectorOption.cc"

#endif

