-- File:	Material.cdl
-- Created:	Thu Oct 22 11:09:03 1992
-- Author:	Gilles DEBARBOUILLE
--		<gde@bravox>
---Copyright:	 Matra Datavision 1992


class Material from Materials 

	---Purpose: This  class describes  the facilities available to
	--          create and manipulate materials.

inherits

    FuzzyInstance from Materials
    
uses

    HAsciiString from TCollection,
    AsciiString from TCollection

--raises

is

    Create(amaterial : CString from Standard)
    
    ---Level: Internal 
    
    ---Purpose: Creates the material <amaterial>.
    
    returns mutable Material from Materials;
    
    Name(me) returns AsciiString from TCollection
    
    ---Level: Public 
    
    ---Purpose: Returns the name of the material.
    
    is static;
    
    Dump(me ; astream : in out OStream)
    
    ---Level: Internal 
    
    ---Purpose: Useful for debugging.
    
    is redefined;
    
fields

    thematerial      : HAsciiString from TCollection;

end Material;