// @(#)root/reflex:$Id: Namespace.h 22729 2008-03-19 10:20:10Z pcanal $
// Author: Stefan Roiser 2004

// Copyright CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, 2004-2006, All rights reserved.
//
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//
// This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

#ifndef Reflex_Namespace
#define Reflex_Namespace

// Include files
#include "Reflex/Scope.h"

namespace Reflex {

   // forward declarations
   class Member;
   class Scope;
   class DictionaryGenerator;


   /**
   * @class Namespace Namespace.h Reflex/Namespace.h
   * @author Stefan Roiser
   * @date 24/11/2003
   * @ingroup Ref
   */
   class Namespace : public ScopeBase {

   public:

      /** default constructor */
      Namespace( const char * scop );


      /** destructor */
      virtual ~Namespace() {}


      /**
      * GenerateDict will produce the dictionary information of this type
      * @param generator a reference to the dictionary generator instance
      */
      virtual void GenerateDict(DictionaryGenerator &generator) const;


      /**
      * function for initialisation of the global namespace
      */
      static const Scope & GlobalScope();

   private:

      /** constructor for initialisation of the global namespace */
      Namespace();

   }; // class Namespace
} //namespace Reflex

#endif // Reflex_Namespace