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#ifndef _IFC2X3_IFCDISTRIBUTIONELEMENT_AUTO_IMPL_H
#define _IFC2X3_IFCDISTRIBUTIONELEMENT_AUTO_IMPL_H

#include "IfcElementAutoImpl.h"

#include "TD_PackPush.h"

/** \details
  The namespace contains schema-dependent classes, definitions and sub routines
  for work with IFC2X3 express schema definitions.
*/
namespace OdIfc2x3 {

/** \details
  This IfcDistributionElement is a generalization of all elements that participate in a distribution system. 
  Typical examples of IfcDistributionElement's are:
  * building service elements within a heating systems
  * building service elements within a cooling system
  * building service elements within a ventilation system
  * building service elements within a plumbing system
  * building service elements within a drainage system
  * electrical elements
  * elements within a communication network
  * within a sensor (monitoring) network
  
  Direct instantiation of IfcDistributionElement without an assigned subtype of IfcDistributionElementType provides the meaning of an distribution element proxy.
*/
class IFC2X3_EXPORT IfcDistributionElement : public IfcElement
{
  //DOM-IGNORE-BEGIN
  OD_EXP_DECLARE_MEMBERS(OdIfc2x3::IfcDistributionElement);
  //DOM-IGNORE-END


public:

  /** \details
  Returns a type of a class instance.
  \returns
  Pointer to the <exref target="OdDAI__Entity.html">OdDAI::Entity</exref> type that determines an entity definition within a schema.
  */
  virtual OdDAI::Entity* getInstanceType() const override;

  /** \details
  Early-bound version of instances comparison.
  \param pOther [in] Other application instance.
  \param ordering [out] Receives the ordering (comparison) status.
  \returns
  true if comparison was performed, false if method has no implementation, so late-bound version could be applied.
  \remarks
  If the method returns true,
  the ordering parameter can receive one of the following statuses:
  <table>
    Name             Value    Description
    _kLessThan_      -1       This object < Other Object.
    _kEqual_          0       This object = Other Object.
    _kGreaterThan_    1       This object > Other Object.
    _kNotOrderable_   2       This class is not orderable.
  </table>
  */
  virtual bool comparedToEarlyImpl(const OdDAI::ApplicationInstance *pOther, OdRx::Ordering &ordering) const override;

  /** \details
  Checks whether the specified instance is the object derived from or belongs to this class.
  \param entityType [in] Entity to check.
  \returns
  true if the specified instance is the object derived from or belongs to this class, false otherwise.
  */
  virtual bool isKindOf(OdIfc::OdIfcEntityType entityType) const override;

  /** \details
  Returns the type of this entity.
  \returns
  A value of the <exref target="OdIfc__OdIfcEntityType.html">OdIfc::OdIfcEntityType</exref> type that represents type of this entity.
  */
  virtual OdIfc::OdIfcEntityType type() const override;
};

/** \details
  A data type that represents a smart pointer to a <exref target="OdIfc2x3__IfcDistributionElement.html">IfcDistributionElement</exref> object.
*/
typedef OdSmartPtr<IfcDistributionElement> IfcDistributionElementPtr;

} // namespace

#include "TD_PackPop.h"

#endif // _IFC2X3_IFCDISTRIBUTIONELEMENT_AUTO_IMPL_H