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  */
  
  #ifndef SIMPLEARRAYOBJECT_H
  #define SIMPLEARRAYOBJECT_H
  
  #include "SimpleArray.h"
  #include "DataBufferObject.h"
  
  /**
   * Handles load/save for SimpleArrays.
   * Use this class when an array is used to load/save in databuffer.
   */
  template <typename T>
  class SimpleArrayObject: public SimpleArray<T>, 
                           public DataBufferObject {
  public:
     typedef typename SimpleArray<T>::size_type size_type;
     typedef typename SimpleArray<T>::iterator
                       iterator;
     typedef typename SimpleArray<T>::const_iterator 
                       const_iterator;
  
     SimpleArrayObject() {
     }
  
     /// creates an array of a specific type
     SimpleArrayObject( size_type size ):
        SimpleArray<T>( size ) { 
     }
  
     /**
      * Saves array to data buffer.
      * It assumes buff has enough memory allocated to 
      * store this array.
      */
     void save( DataBuffer& buff ) const;
  
     /** 
      * Loads array from data buffer.
      * It assumes buff has enough memory to load this array.
      */
     void load( DataBuffer& buff );
  
     /// @returns the required size in data buffer
     size_type getSizeInDataBuffer() const { 
        return sizeof ( T ) * SimpleArray<T>::size() + 
           sizeof ( size_type );
     }
  };
  
  #endif
  