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#ifndef _PRCATTRIBUTEDATA_INCLUDED_
#define _PRCATTRIBUTEDATA_INCLUDED_ 
 

#include "PrcAttribute.h"

/** \details 
A class that stores and handles attribute data.
<group PRC_Miscellaneous_Classes> 
*/
class PRC_TOOLKIT OdPrcAttributeData
{
private:
  OdPrcAttributeArray m_attributes;

public:
  //DOM-IGNORE-BEGIN
  PRC_DECLARE_CIO(OdPrcAttributeData)
  //DOM-IGNORE-END
  
  /** \details
    Requests the current <link OdPrcAttributeArray, array of attributes>.
    \returns A reference to an <link OdPrcAttributeArray, array of attributes>.
    \remarks 
    The method returns the <link OdPrcAttributeArray, attribute array> via a reference; therefore, this array can be used to set a new <link OdPrcAttributeArray, attribute array>. 
  */
  OdPrcAttributeArray &attributes();

  /** \details
    Requests the current <link OdPrcAttributeArray, array of attributes>.
    \returns A constant reference to an <link OdPrcAttributeArray, array of attributes>.
    \remarks 
    Call this method if you want to restrict any modification of the <link OdPrcAttributeArray, array of attributes> that affects the attribute data object.
  */
  const OdPrcAttributeArray &attributes() const;
};

#endif // _PRCATTRIBUTEDATA_INCLUDED_