#ifndef OCTET_CLS_
#define OCTET_CLS_
//=============================================================================
/**
 *  @file    octet.h
 *
 *  $Id: octet.h 80826 2008-03-04 14:51:23Z wotte $
 *
 * This class is fully contained and does not rely on or any other
 * SNMP libraries. This class is portable across any platform
 * which supports C++.
 *
 *
 *  @author Peter E Mellquist  / design/original code Michael R. MacFaden / modified for ACE
 */
//=============================================================================

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//------------------------------------------------------------------------
#include "asnmp/smival.h"

/**
 * @class OctetStr
 *
 * @brief Implement RFC1155 Octet SMI data object
 */
class ASNMP_Export OctetStr : public  SnmpSyntax

{
public:
  /// construct octet from byte buffer, assume c style string if size == -1
  OctetStr( const char *string = "", long size = -1);

  /// constructor using another octet object
  OctetStr ( const OctetStr &octet);

  /// destructor
  ~OctetStr();

  /// syntax type
  SmiUINT32 get_syntax();

  /// set octet from byte buffer, assume c style string if size == -1
  void set_data( const SmiBYTE* string, long int size = -1);

  /// assignment to a string operator overloaded
  OctetStr& operator=( const char *string);

  /// assignment to another oid object overloaded
  OctetStr& operator=( const OctetStr &octet);

  /// equivlence operator overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator==( const OctetStr &lhs, const OctetStr &rhs);

  /// not equivlence operator overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator!=( const OctetStr &lhs, const OctetStr &rhs);

  /// less than < overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator<( const OctetStr &lhs, const OctetStr &rhs);

  /// less than <= overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator<=( const OctetStr &lhs,const OctetStr &rhs);

  /// greater than > overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator>( const OctetStr &lhs, const OctetStr &rhs);

  /// greater than >= overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator>=( const OctetStr &lhs, const OctetStr &rhs);

  /// equivlence operator overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator==( const OctetStr &lhs,const char *rhs);

  /// not equivlence operator overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator!=( const OctetStr &lhs,const char  *rhs);

  /// less than < operator overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator<( const OctetStr &lhs,const char  *rhs);

  /// less than <= operator overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator<=( const OctetStr &lhs,char  *rhs);

  /// greater than > operator overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator>( const OctetStr &lhs,const char  *rhs);

  /// greater than >= operator overloaded
  friend ASNMP_Export bool operator>=( const OctetStr &lhs,const char  *rhs);

  /// append operator, appends a string
  OctetStr& operator+=( const char  *a);

  /// appends an int
  OctetStr& operator+=( const char c);

  /// append one octetStr to another
  OctetStr& operator+=( const OctetStr& octetstr);

  /// for non const [], allows reading and writing
  SmiBYTE& operator[]( int position);

  /**
   * compare the n leftmost bytes (left-to-right)
   * returns 0, equal
   * returns -1, <
   * returns 1 , >
   */
  int left_comparison( const long n, const OctetStr &o) const;

  /// return the len of the oid
  size_t length() const ;

  /// returns validity
  int valid() const;

  /// returns pointer to internal data
  SmiBYTE *data() const;

  /// get a printable ASCII value
  const char *to_string();

  /// get an ASCII formattted hex dump of the contents
  const char *to_string_hex();

  /// create a new instance of this Value
  SnmpSyntax  *clone() const;

  /// copy an instance of this Value
  SnmpSyntax& operator=( SnmpSyntax &val);

protected:
  //----[ instance variables ]
  char *output_buffer;     // formatted Octet value
  int validity;                // validity boolean
};

#endif // OCTET_CLS_