// Filename: cppTypeProxy.h
// Created by:  drose (07Dec99)
//
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#ifndef CPPTYPEPROXY_H
#define CPPTYPEPROXY_H

#include "dtoolbase.h"

#include "cppType.h"


///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//       Class : CPPTypeProxy
// Description : This is a special kind of type that is a placeholder
//               for some type, currently unknown, that will be filled
//               in later.  It's used when a type that references
//               itself must instantiate.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class CPPTypeProxy : public CPPType {
public:
  CPPTypeProxy();

  virtual CPPType *resolve_type(CPPScope *current_scope,
                                CPPScope *global_scope);

  virtual bool is_tbd() const;

  bool has_typedef_name() const;
  string get_typedef_name(CPPScope *scope = NULL) const;

  virtual string get_simple_name() const;
  virtual string get_local_name(CPPScope *scope = NULL) const;
  virtual string get_fully_scoped_name() const;
  virtual string get_preferred_name() const;

  virtual bool is_incomplete() const;

  virtual void output_instance(ostream &out, int indent_level,
                               CPPScope *scope,
                               bool complete, const string &prename,
                               const string &name) const;
  virtual void output(ostream &out, int indent_level, CPPScope *scope,
                      bool complete) const;

  virtual SubType get_subtype() const;

  virtual CPPType *as_type();
  virtual CPPSimpleType *as_simple_type();
  virtual CPPPointerType *as_pointer_type();
  virtual CPPReferenceType *as_reference_type();
  virtual CPPArrayType *as_array_type();
  virtual CPPConstType *as_const_type();
  virtual CPPFunctionType *as_function_type();
  virtual CPPExtensionType *as_extension_type();
  virtual CPPStructType *as_struct_type();
  virtual CPPEnumType *as_enum_type();
  virtual CPPTBDType *as_tbd_type();
  virtual CPPTypeProxy *as_type_proxy();

  CPPType *_actual_type;
};

#endif
