text: /*****************************************************************************
   * variable.hpp
   *****************************************************************************
   * Copyright (C) 2003 the VideoLAN team
   * $Id: e45e73fe583c014fee4aea184bd252a3c8565c86 $
   *
   * Authors: Cyril Deguet     <asmax@via.ecp.fr>
   *          Olivier Teulière <ipkiss@via.ecp.fr>
   *
   * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
   * (at your option) any later version.
   *
   * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
   * GNU General Public License for more details.
   *
   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
   * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
   * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
   *****************************************************************************/
  
  #ifndef VARIABLE_HPP
  #define VARIABLE_HPP
  
  #include "../src/skin_common.hpp"
  #include "pointer.hpp"
  #include <string>
  
  
  /// Base class for variable objects
  class Variable: public SkinObject
  {
  public:
      virtual ~Variable() { }
  
      /// Get the variable type
      virtual const std::string &getType() const = 0;
  
  protected:
      Variable( intf_thread_t *pIntf ): SkinObject( pIntf ) { }
  };
  
  
  typedef CountedPtr<Variable> VariablePtr;
  
  
  #endif
  