/*
   core/label.h
   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under
   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
*/

#ifndef __INCLUDED_CORE_LABEL_H__
#define __INCLUDED_CORE_LABEL_H__

#include <string>

#include "auxiliary/functions.h"

namespace core {

/**
 * @brief baseclass for objects with a name and a label
 */
class Label {
public:
	inline Label() {
	}
	
	inline ~Label() {
		labelstr.clear();
		namestr.clear();
	}
	
	/* --- inspectors ------------------------------------------------- */
	
	inline const std::string & label() const {
		return labelstr;
	}

	inline const std::string & name() const {
		return namestr;
	}

	/* --- mutators --------------------------------------------------- */
	
	inline void set_label(const std::string & label)
	{
		labelstr.assign(label);
		aux::to_label(labelstr);
	}

	inline void set_label(const char *label)
	{
		if (label) {
			labelstr.assign(label);
			aux::to_label(labelstr);
		} else {
			labelstr.clear();
		}
	}

	inline void set_name(const std::string & name)
	{
		namestr.assign(name);
	}

	inline void set_name(const char *name)
	{
		if (name)
			namestr.assign(name);
		else
			namestr.clear();
	}

private:
	std::string		labelstr;
	std::string		namestr;

}; // class Label

} // namespace core

#endif // __INCLUDED_CORE_LABEL_H__