/***********************************************************************
    filename:   CEGUIFalPropertyDefinition.h
    created:    Sun Jun 26 2005
    author:     Paul D Turner <paul@cegui.org.uk>
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _CEGUIFalPropertyDefinition_h_
#define _CEGUIFalPropertyDefinition_h_

#include "CEGUIFalPropertyDefinitionBase.h"

// Start of CEGUI namespace section
namespace CEGUI
{
    /*!
    \brief
        Class representing a generic get/set property.
    */
    class CEGUIEXPORT PropertyDefinition : public PropertyDefinitionBase
    {
    public:
        /*!
        \deprecated
            This version of the constructor is deprecated in favour of the
            version taking a help string.
        */
        PropertyDefinition(const String& name, const String& initialValue, bool redrawOnWrite, bool layoutOnWrite);

        //! Constructor.
        PropertyDefinition(const String& name, const String& initialValue,
                           const String& help, bool redrawOnWrite,
                           bool layoutOnWrite);

        // abstract members from Property
        String get(const PropertyReceiver* receiver) const;
        void set(PropertyReceiver* receiver, const String& value);

    protected:
        void writeXMLElementType(XMLSerializer& xml_stream) const;

        String d_userStringName;
    };

} // End of  CEGUI namespace section


#endif  // end of guard _CEGUIFalPropertyDefinition_h_
