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#ifndef _Materials_MaterialsDictionary_HeaderFile
#define _Materials_MaterialsDictionary_HeaderFile

#ifndef _Standard_HeaderFile
#include <Standard.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_DefineHandle_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_DefineHandle.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Handle_Materials_MaterialsDictionary_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_Materials_MaterialsDictionary.hxx>
#endif

#ifndef _Handle_TCollection_HAsciiString_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_TCollection_HAsciiString.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Time_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Time.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Handle_Materials_MaterialsSequence_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_Materials_MaterialsSequence.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Transient_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Transient.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Handle_Materials_Material_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_Materials_Material.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_CString_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_CString.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Boolean_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Boolean.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Integer_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Integer.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_OStream_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_OStream.hxx>
#endif
class TCollection_HAsciiString;
class Materials_MaterialsSequence;
class Standard_NoSuchObject;
class Materials_Material;


//! This class creates  a dictionary of materials. <br>
class Materials_MaterialsDictionary : public Standard_Transient {

public:

  //! Returns a  MaterialsDictionary  object which  contains <br>
//!          the sequence of all the   materials the user wants  to <br>
//!          consider. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   Materials_MaterialsDictionary();
  //! Retrieves from the dictionary the object material with <br>
//!          <amaterial> as name.  If <amaterial> does not exist in <br>
//!          the dictionary an exeption is raised. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT     Handle_Materials_Material Material(const Standard_CString amaterial) const;
  //! True if the materialofname aName exists ... <br>
  Standard_EXPORT     Standard_Boolean ExistMaterial(const Standard_CString aName) const;
  //! Returns  the number of  materials previously stored in <br>
//!          the dictionary. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT     Standard_Integer NumberOfMaterials() const;
  //! This method used  with  the  previous one, allow   the <br>
//!          exploration  of   all  the  dictionary.  It  returns a <br>
//!          Material instance. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT     Handle_Materials_Material Material(const Standard_Integer anindex) const;
  //! Returns true if there has been no  modification of the <br>
//!          file Materials.dat  since the   creation of the dictionary <br>
//!          object, false otherwise. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT     Standard_Boolean UpToDate() const;
  //! Useful for debugging. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT     void Dump(Standard_OStream& astream) const;




  DEFINE_STANDARD_RTTI(Materials_MaterialsDictionary)

protected:




private: 


Handle_TCollection_HAsciiString thefilename;
Standard_Time thetime;
Handle_Materials_MaterialsSequence thematerialssequence;


};





// other Inline functions and methods (like "C++: function call" methods)


#endif