// -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset:4 -*-

// This file is part of libdap, A C++ implementation of the OPeNDAP Data
// Access Protocol.

// Copyright (c) 2002,2003 OPeNDAP, Inc.
// Author: James Gallagher <jgallagher@opendap.org>
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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// (c) COPYRIGHT URI/MIT 1995-1999
// Please read the full copyright statement in the file COPYRIGHT.
//
// Authors:
//      jhrg,jimg       James Gallagher (jgallagher@gso.uri.edu)

// Interface for Url type.
//
// jhrg 9/7/94

#ifndef _url_h
#define _url_h 1


#include <string>

#ifndef _dods_limits_h
#include "dods-limits.h"
#endif

#ifndef _basetype_h
#include "BaseType.h"
#endif

#ifndef _str_h
#include "Str.h"
#endif

namespace libdap
{

const unsigned int max_url_len = 255;

/** @brief Holds an Internet address (URL).

    @see BaseType
    @see Str */
class Url: public Str
{

private:
    string _buf;

    // This enables methods of Str to access _buf in this class.
    friend class Str;

public:
    Url(const string &n);
    Url(const string &n, const string &d);
    Url(const string &n, Type t);
    Url(const string &n, const string &d, Type t);
    virtual ~Url()
    {}

    virtual BaseType *ptr_duplicate();
};

} // namespace libdap

#endif // _url_h