key.h

/* basically column names in tables */

#ifndef _KEY_H_
#define _KEY_H_

#include <iostream>
#include <cfloat>
#include <iomanip>
#include <vector>
#include <string.h>

#include "typedef.h"
#include "data.h"
#include "stream_tools.h"

class Key : public virtual Data { 
private:
    void read(std::istream& str);
    void write(std::ostream& str) const;
    static const Registration registered;
    static Data * create(const std::vector <std::string> & Columns){
        return new Key(Columns);
    };
public:
    char delim;     
    char name[8];
    
    std::string description, type;

    Key();  
    Key(const std::vector <std::string> &) : Key(){};   
    Key(const std::string &, const float_t &);  

    static const std::string file_name;             
    static const std::string table_name;                
    static const bool binary;               

    std::string header(void) const;
    size_t size(void) const;

    const std::string get_file_name(void) const;                
    const std::string get_table_name(void) const;               
    const bool get_binary(void) const;                  

    const std::string sql_header(void) const;               
    const std::string sql_column_names(void) const;             
    const std::string sql_values(void) const;               
};

#endif