Teuchos_ParameterListAcceptor.hpp

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#ifndef TEUCHOS_PARAMETER_LIST_ACCEPTOR_HPP
#define TEUCHOS_PARAMETER_LIST_ACCEPTOR_HPP

#include "Teuchos_ConfigDefs.hpp"

namespace Teuchos {

class ParameterList;
class DependencySheet;
template<class T> class RCP;

class TEUCHOSPARAMETERLIST_LIB_DLL_EXPORT ParameterListAcceptor {
public:
  virtual ~ParameterListAcceptor ();



  virtual void setParameterList (const RCP<ParameterList>& paramList) = 0;

  virtual RCP<ParameterList> getNonconstParameterList() = 0;

  virtual RCP<ParameterList> unsetParameterList() = 0;



  virtual RCP<const ParameterList> getParameterList() const;

  virtual RCP<const ParameterList> getValidParameters() const;

  virtual RCP<const DependencySheet> getDependencies() const;

};

} // end namespace Teuchos

#endif // TEUCHOS_PARAMETER_LIST_ACCEPTOR_HPP