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// IfcRepresentation.h: interface for the OdIfcRepresentation class.
//
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#ifndef _IFC_REPRESENTATION_H_
#define _IFC_REPRESENTATION_H_

#include "IfcCachedCompound.h"

#include "TD_PackPush.h"

/** \details
Contains declarations related to working with IFC file content.
*/
namespace OdIfc {

  /** \details
  A base class that implements an interface for working with product representations. 
  */
  class IFCGEOM_EXPORT OdIfcRepresentation : public OdIfcCachedCompound
  {
    ODRX_DECLARE_MEMBERS(OdIfcRepresentation);

  public:
  
    /** \details 
    Composes the representation item object.
    */
    virtual void compose();

    /** \details 
    Retrieves the representation identifier.
    \returns A string that contains the representation identifier.
    */
    OdString getRepresentationIdentifier();
    
    /** \details 
    Retrieves the representation type.
    \returns A string that contains the representation type.
    */
    OdString getRepresentationType();
    
    /** \details 
    Retrieves the associated product representation.
    \returns A <exref target="../tifc_api_cpp/OdDAIObjectId.html">DAI identifier</exref> of the product representations.
    */
    OdDAIObjectId getOfProductRepresentation() const;
    
    /** \details 
    Retrieves the representation items context.
    \returns A <exref target="../tifc_api_cpp/OdDAIObjectId.html">DAI identifier</exref> that refers to the items context object.
    */
    OdDAIObjectId getContextOfItems();
    
    /** \details 
    Retrieves the representation items.
    \returns An array of <exref target="../tifc_api_cpp/OdDAIObjectId.html">DAI identifiers</exref>, which refer to the representation items.
    */
    const OdDAIObjectIds& getItems();

  };
  SMARTPTR(OdIfcRepresentation)

}

#include "TD_PackPop.h"

#endif // _IFC_REPRESENTATION_H_