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//
// Header for a class to generate CIMValue objects from String values
//

#ifndef _VALUEFACTORY_H_
#define _VALUEFACTORY_H_

#include <Pegasus/Common/String.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/CIMValue.h>
#include <Pegasus/Compiler/Linkage.h>

PEGASUS_USING_PEGASUS;
PEGASUS_USING_STD;

// The valueFactory builds a CIMValue object given an indication of
// whether this is a Array type, the CIM type to be coerced, and
// a String representation of the value.
//
class PEGASUS_COMPILER_LINKAGE valueFactory
{
public:
    static String stringWComma(String tmp);

    /**
        Converts a String to a Uint64 according to the DMTF specification for
        MOF encoding.  A CIMType specification also allows for overflow
        checking of smaller unsigned integer type (e.g., Uint8, Uint16,
        Uint32).
        @param val The String to convert
        @param type A CIMType to use for bounds checking
        @exception Exception if the conversion is unsuccessful
        @return The converted Uint64 value
    */
    static Uint64 stringToUint(
        const String& val,
        CIMType type);

    /**
        Converts a String to a Sint64 according to the DMTF specification for
        MOF encoding.  A CIMType specification also allows for overflow
        checking of smaller unsigned integer type (e.g., Sint8, Sint16,
        Sint32).
        @param val The String to convert
        @param type A CIMType to use for bounds checking
        @exception Exception if the conversion is unsuccessful
        @return The converted Sint64 value
    */
    static Sint64 stringToSint(
        const String& val,
        CIMType type);

    /**
        Converts a String to a Rint64 according to the DMTF specification for
        MOF encoding.
        @param val The String to convert
        @param type A CIMType to use in an exception message
        @exception Exception if the conversion is unsuccessful
        @return The converted Real64 value
    */
    static Real64 stringToReal(
        const String& val,
        CIMType type);

    static CIMValue * createValue(CIMType type, int arrayDimension,
        Boolean isNull,
        const String *rep);

private:

    static CIMValue* _buildArrayValue(
        CIMType type,
        unsigned int arrayDimension,
        const String& rep);
};

#endif
