// This may look like C, but it's really -*- C++ -*-

//=============================================================================
/**
 *  @file    Argument.h
 *
 *  $Id$
 *
 *  @authors Jeff Parsons and Carlos O'Ryan
 */
//=============================================================================


#ifndef TAO_ARGUMENT_H
#define TAO_ARGUMENT_H

#include /**/ "ace/pre.h"
#include "tao/Basic_Types.h"

#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
# pragma once
#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */

#include "tao/orbconf.h"
#include "tao/TAO_Export.h"

namespace Dynamic
{
  struct Parameter;
}

namespace CORBA
{
  class Any;
}

class TAO_OutputCDR;
class TAO_InputCDR;

namespace TAO
{
  /**
   * @class Argument
   *
   * @brief Base class for template argument classes.
   *
   */
  class TAO_Export Argument
  {
  public:
    virtual ~Argument (void);
    virtual CORBA::Boolean marshal (TAO_OutputCDR &);
    virtual CORBA::Boolean demarshal (TAO_InputCDR &);
#if TAO_HAS_INTERCEPTORS == 1
    virtual void interceptor_param (Dynamic::Parameter &);
    virtual void interceptor_result (CORBA::Any *);
#endif /* TAO_HAS_INTERCEPTORS == 1 */
  };

}

#include /**/ "ace/post.h"

#endif /* TAO_ARGUMENT_H */