DoubleParam.h

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#ifndef _DOUBLE_PARAM_H
#define _DOUBLE_PARAM_H
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#ifndef __cplusplus
#error This is a C++ include file and cannot be used from plain C
#endif

#include <QuantityParam.h>
#include <memory>
#include <string>

using std::auto_ptr;
using std::string;

namespace Parameters {

        class DoubleParam : public Parameters::QuantityParam
        {    
          public:
            DoubleParam();

            DoubleParam(double doubleVal, const string & nameVal, auto_ptr<string> unitsVal);
            
            virtual ~DoubleParam();
            
            /*
             * Accessor for the value.
             * @return the value as a double.
             */
            double getValue();

            /*
             * Accessor for the type, e.g. "bool" or "int" etc.
             * @return the type as a string.
             */
            virtual string getType();

                protected:
                virtual string valueToString();

          private:
            double value_m;
        };

}

#endif