//**************************************************************************************
// Filename:	AEAliasList.h
//				Part of Contextual Menu Workshop by Abracode Inc.
//				http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/
// Copyright © 2002-2003 Abracode, Inc.  All rights reserved.
//
// Description:	
//
//**************************************************************************************
// Revision History:
// Monday, August 12, 2002 - Original
//**************************************************************************************

#pragma once

class AEAliasList
{
public:
							AEAliasList();
							AEAliasList(const AEDescList *inList, Boolean inTakeOwnership, Boolean inCopyList = false);
							//deep copy constructor
							AEAliasList(const AEAliasList&inNew) 	{ CopyList( &(inNew.mList)); }
							//deep copy assignment
			AEAliasList&	operator=(const AEAliasList&inNew)		{ CopyList( &(inNew.mList)); return *this; }
						
	virtual					~AEAliasList();
		
	SInt32					GetCount() const;
	OSErr					AddItem(const FSRef *inRef);
	OSErr					AddItem(const FSSpec *inFSSpec);
	OSErr					AddItem(const AliasHandle inAliasH);

	OSErr					FetchItemAt(SInt32 inIndex, FSSpec &outSpec) const;
	OSErr					FetchItemAt(SInt32 inIndex, FSRef &outRef) const;

	OSErr					RemoveItemAt(SInt32 inIndex);
	OSErr					RemoveAllItems();
	
	OSErr					CopyList(const AEDescList *inList);
	OSErr					AdoptList(const AEDescList *inList);
	AEDescList				DisownList();
	void					TakeListOwnership() { mOwnList = true; }
	void					DisposeOfList();


		operator			AEDescList& ()
							{
								return mList;
							}

		operator			const AEDescList& () const
							{
								return mList;
							}
		
		operator			AEDescList* ()
							{
								return &mList;
							}

		operator			const AEDescList* () const
							{
								return &mList;
							}

protected:
	AEDescList				mList;
	Boolean					mOwnList;

private:
		// Defensive programming. No copy constructor nor operator=
							
};