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/* Filename : DataFieldFactory.h                                            */
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/* Version  : 1.0                                                           */
/* Created  : 02/07/2000                                                    */
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#ifndef _DATAFIELDFACTORY_H
#define _DATAFIELDFACTORY_H

#include "DataField.h"

/*
CLASS 
DataFieldFactory

DESCRIPTION
Factory creates DataField objects based on DataField subclass 
"type mnemonic".

DataFieldFactory is a singleton.

AUTHOR
Tom O'Reilly
*/

class DataFieldFactory {
  
public:

  DataField *create(const char *typeMnemomic, const char *name);

  static DataFieldFactory *instanceOf();

protected:

  DataFieldFactory();

  ~DataFieldFactory();

  static DataFieldFactory *_instanceOf;
};


#endif