/**

 * Copyright (c) 2004-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).

 * All rights reserved.

 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available

 * under the terms of the License "Symbian Foundation License v1.0" to Symbian Foundation members and "Symbian Foundation End User License Agreement v1.0" to non-members

 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available

 * at the URL "http://www.symbianfoundation.org/legal/licencesv10.html".

 *

 * Initial Contributors:

 * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.

 *

 * Contributors:

 *

 * Description:

 *

 */

 /**

  @file MetaContainer.h

  @internalTechnology

 */

 #if (!defined METACONTAINER_H)

 #define METACONTAINER_H

 #include <e32base.h>

 #include <e32std.h>

 #include <comms-infras/metadata.h>

 namespace Meta

 {

 class RMetaDataContainerBase : public RPointerArray<SMetaData>

 /**

 Container of meta objects.

 Base class.

 Derived containers need to implement static LoadL.

 @internalComponent

 @released since v9.0 */

     {

 public:

 	IMPORT_C explicit RMetaDataContainerBase();

     IMPORT_C void Copy(const RMetaDataContainerBase& aMetaContainer);

     IMPORT_C TInt Store(TDes8& aDes) const;

     IMPORT_C TInt Load(TPtrC8& aDes);

 	IMPORT_C TInt Length() const;

 	IMPORT_C STypeId GetTypeId() const;

 protected:

 	virtual SMetaData* LoadElementL(TPtrC8& aDes) = 0;

     };

 template<class ELEMENT>

 class RMetaDataContainer : public RMetaDataContainerBase

 /**

 Templated container of meta objects that implements static LoadL.

 Meta object type (template parameter) needs to implement its own static LoadL.

 @internalComponent

 @released since v9.0 */

 	{

 public:

 	static RMetaDataContainer<ELEMENT>* LoadL(TPtrC8& aDes);

 	explicit inline RMetaDataContainer();

 protected:

 	virtual SMetaData* LoadElementL(TPtrC8& aDes);

 	};

 typedef RMetaDataContainer<SMetaDataECom> RMetaDataEComContainer;

 } //namespace Meta

 #include <comms-infras/metacontainer.inl>

 #endif //METACONTAINER_H