#ifndef AGDDBASEHH
#define AGDDBASEHH

namespace agdd {
  class Base;
}

#include <string>
#include "ExpatInterface/Element.h"

namespace agdd {

  class Base {
  public: // LESTER Sort permissions out later
    virtual void putMeIn(xml::Element & elt) = 0;
  public:
    virtual ~Base() {
      /*JJ
      for (unsigned int i=0; i<_ownedBases.size(); i++) {
	//cout << "Deleting owned base "<<i+1<<" of "<<_ownedBases.size()<<endl;
	delete _ownedBases[i];
      }
      JJ*/
    };
  private:
    string _tagName;
    //JJvector<Base *> _ownedBases;
  public:
    string getTagName() const ;
    Base & setTagName(const string & s) ;
  protected:
    Base() ;
    Base(const string & tagName) ;
  public:
    /*
    static 
    const string makeNumberString(const double x) ;
    static 
    const string makeNumberString(const double x, 
				  const double y) ;
    static 
    const string makeNumberString(const double x, 
				  const double y, 
				  const double z) ;
    static 
    const string makeNumberString(const double a, 
				  const double b, 
				  const double c, 
				  const double d) ;
    static 
    const string makeNumberString(const double a, 
				  const double b, 
				  const double c, 
				  const double d, 
				  const double e) ;
    */
    // The following is new redundant.  
    // Provided sct_geo.hh is tidied up, it can come out.
    template <typename T>
    T & adopt(T * ptr) {
      assert(ptr);
      //JJ  _ownedBases.push_back(ptr);
      return *ptr;
    };
    
  };

}

#endif