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#ifndef QPTRCOLLECTION_H
#define QPTRCOLLECTION_H

#ifndef QT_H
#include "qglobal.h"
#endif // QT_H


class QGVector;
class QGList;
class QGDict;


class Q_EXPORT QPtrCollection			// inherited by all collections
{
public:
    bool autoDelete()	const	       { return del_item; }
    void setAutoDelete( bool enable )  { del_item = enable; }

    virtual uint  count() const = 0;
    virtual void  clear() = 0;			// delete all objects

    typedef void *Item;				// generic collection item

protected:
    QPtrCollection() { del_item = FALSE; }		// no deletion of objects
    QPtrCollection(const QPtrCollection &) { del_item = FALSE; }
    virtual ~QPtrCollection() {}

    bool del_item;				// default FALSE

    virtual Item     newItem( Item );		// create object
    virtual void     deleteItem( Item ) = 0;	// delete object
};


#ifndef QT_NO_COMPAT
#define QCollection QPtrCollection
#endif

#endif // QPTRCOLLECTION_H