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#ifndef _Materials_HeaderFile
#define _Materials_HeaderFile

#ifndef _Standard_HeaderFile
#include <Standard.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Macro_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Macro.hxx>
#endif

#ifndef _Standard_CString_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_CString.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Handle_Materials_MaterialsDictionary_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_Materials_MaterialsDictionary.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Boolean_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Boolean.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Handle_Materials_Material_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_Materials_Material.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Integer_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Integer.hxx>
#endif
class Materials_MaterialsDictionary;
class Materials_Material;
class Materials_Color;
class Materials_MaterialDefinition;
class Materials_MaterialsDictionary;
class Materials_FuzzyInstance;
class Materials_Material;
class Materials_MtsSequence;
class Materials_MaterialsSequence;
class Materials_SequenceNodeOfMtsSequence;


//! This package is useful  for creating Material objects, <br>
//!          which contain a sequence of  physical properties.  All <br>
//!          applications  which  request physical properties  on a <br>
//!          given material, should reference this package. <br>
//! <br>
//!          A predefined sequence  of materials  is given  by  the <br>
//!          dictionary of  materials, and  the sequence   of known <br>
//!          properties is given by the material definition. <br>
//! <br>
//!          Only the  package  methods   are public,   except  the <br>
//!          DictionaryOfMaterials class which   is called  by  the <br>
//!          method Material. <br>
class Materials  {
public:

  void* operator new(size_t,void* anAddress) 
  {
    return anAddress;
  }
  void* operator new(size_t size) 
  {
    return Standard::Allocate(size); 
  }
  void  operator delete(void *anAddress) 
  {
    if (anAddress) Standard::Free((Standard_Address&)anAddress); 
  }

  //! Sets the  location and the name  of the  file defining <br>
//!          the definition of a material, in term of properties. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   static  void MaterialFile(const Standard_CString afile) ;
  //! Sets  the location and  the name of  the file defining <br>
//!          the dictionary of materials. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   static  void MaterialsFile(const Standard_CString afile) ;
  //! Returns  the location and the   name of the dictionary <br>
//!          file of materials. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   static  Standard_CString MaterialsFile() ;
  //! Returns  the dictionary of materials.The dictionary is <br>
//!          created at  the first call to this  method, or  if the <br>
//!          dictionary is not up to date  with respect to the file <br>
//!          date. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   static  Handle_Materials_MaterialsDictionary DictionaryOfMaterials() ;
  //! True if the materialofname aName exists ... <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   static  Standard_Boolean ExistMaterial(const Standard_CString aName) ;
  //! Retrieves from the dictionary the object material with <br>
//!          <amaterial> as name. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   static  Handle_Materials_Material Material(const Standard_CString amaterial) ;
  //! Returns  the number of  materials previously stored in <br>
//!          the dictionary. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   static  Standard_Integer NumberOfMaterials() ;
  //! This method used  with  the previous  one, allows  the <br>
//!          exploration of    all the  dictionary.  It   returns a <br>
//!          Material instance. <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   static  Handle_Materials_Material Material(const Standard_Integer anindex) ;





protected:





private:




friend class Materials_Color;
friend class Materials_MaterialDefinition;
friend class Materials_MaterialsDictionary;
friend class Materials_FuzzyInstance;
friend class Materials_Material;
friend class Materials_MtsSequence;
friend class Materials_MaterialsSequence;
friend class Materials_SequenceNodeOfMtsSequence;

};





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


#endif