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#ifndef _BCF_ELEMENT_H
#define _BCF_ELEMENT_H

#include "BcfCommon.h"
#include "BcfValidation.h"

class TiXmlElement;

/** \details
Contains declarations related to working with BCF files content.
*/
namespace OdBcf {

  /** \details
  An abstract class that provides the interface for storing and operating different value of BCF data types.
  */
  class BCF_EXPORT OdBcfElement : public OdRxObject, public OdBcfValidation
  {
  public:

    //DOM-IGNORE-BEGIN
    ODRX_DECLARE_MEMBERS(OdBcfElement);
    //DOM-IGNORE-END

    /** \details
    Reads XML data into ODA data structures.
    \param pParent [in] A pointer to the parent element of the data structure.
    \returns eOk if data was successfully read; otherwise, the method returns an appropriate error code.
    */
    virtual OdResult inFields(TiXmlElement *pParent) = 0;

    /** \details
    Writes data into XML structures.
    \param pParent [in] A pointer to the parent element of the data structure.
    \returns eOk if data was successfully written; otherwise, the method returns an appropriate error code.
    */
    virtual OdResult outFields(TiXmlElement *pParent) const = 0;
  };

  /** \details 
  A data type that represents a smart pointer to an <exref target="../tifc_api_cpp/OdBcf__OdBcfElement.html">OdBcf::OdBcfElement</exref> object.
  */
  typedef OdSmartPtr<OdBcfElement> OdBcfElementPtr;

} //namespace OdBcf

#endif // _BCF_ELEMENT_H