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#ifndef _StepData_Described_HeaderFile
#define _StepData_Described_HeaderFile

#ifndef _Standard_HeaderFile
#include <Standard.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_DefineHandle_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_DefineHandle.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Handle_StepData_Described_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_StepData_Described.hxx>
#endif

#ifndef _Handle_StepData_EDescr_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_StepData_EDescr.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _MMgt_TShared_HeaderFile
#include <MMgt_TShared.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_Boolean_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_Boolean.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Standard_CString_HeaderFile
#include <Standard_CString.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Handle_StepData_Simple_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_StepData_Simple.hxx>
#endif
#ifndef _Handle_Interface_Check_HeaderFile
#include <Handle_Interface_Check.hxx>
#endif
class StepData_EDescr;
class Interface_InterfaceMismatch;
class StepData_Simple;
class StepData_Field;
class Interface_Check;
class Interface_EntityIterator;


//! General frame to describe entities with Description (Simple or <br>
//!           Complex) <br>
class StepData_Described : public MMgt_TShared {

public:

  //! Returns the Description used to define this entity <br>
  Standard_EXPORT     Handle_StepData_EDescr Description() const;
  //! Tells if a described entity is complex <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  Standard_Boolean IsComplex() const = 0;
  //! Tells if a step type is matched by <me> <br>
//!           For a Simple Entity : own type or super type <br>
//!           For a Complex Entity : one of the members <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  Standard_Boolean Matches(const Standard_CString steptype) const = 0;
  //! Returns a Simple Entity which matches with a Type in <me> : <br>
//!           For a Simple Entity : me if it matches, else a null handle <br>
//!           For a Complex Entity : the member which matches, else null <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  Handle_StepData_Simple As(const Standard_CString steptype) const = 0;
  //! Tells if a Field brings a given name <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  Standard_Boolean HasField(const Standard_CString name) const = 0;
  //! Returns a Field from its name; read-only <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual const StepData_Field& Field(const Standard_CString name) const = 0;
  //! Returns a Field from its name; read or write <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  StepData_Field& CField(const Standard_CString name)  = 0;
  //! Fills a Check by using its Description <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  void Check(Handle(Interface_Check)& ach) const = 0;
  //! Fills an EntityIterator with entities shared by <me> <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   virtual  void Shared(Interface_EntityIterator& list) const = 0;




  DEFINE_STANDARD_RTTI(StepData_Described)

protected:

  //! Initializes a Described Entity from a Description <br>
//!           (i.e. puts it in a field ...) <br>
  Standard_EXPORT   StepData_Described(const Handle(StepData_EDescr)& descr);



private: 


Handle_StepData_EDescr thedescr;


};





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


#endif