/*
* Copyright 2006 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
*
* Licensed under the MIT Open Source License, for details please see license.txt or the website
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
*
*/ 

#ifndef __domFx_profile_abstract_h__
#define __domFx_profile_abstract_h__

#include <dae/daeDocument.h>
#include <dom/domTypes.h>
#include <dom/domElements.h>

class DAE;

/**
 * The fx_profile_abstract element is only used as a substitution group hook
 * for COLLADA FX profiles.
 */
class domFx_profile_abstract : public daeElement
{
public:
	virtual COLLADA_TYPE::TypeEnum getElementType() const { return COLLADA_TYPE::FX_PROFILE_ABSTRACT; }
	static daeInt ID() { return 727; }
	virtual daeInt typeID() const { return ID(); }

protected:
	/**
	 * Constructor
	 */
	domFx_profile_abstract(DAE& dae) : daeElement(dae) {}
	/**
	 * Destructor
	 */
	virtual ~domFx_profile_abstract() {}
	/**
	 * Overloaded assignment operator
	 */
	virtual domFx_profile_abstract &operator=( const domFx_profile_abstract &cpy ) { (void)cpy; return *this; }

public: // STATIC METHODS
	/**
	 * Creates an instance of this class and returns a daeElementRef referencing it.
	 * @return a daeElementRef referencing an instance of this object.
	 */
	static DLLSPEC daeElementRef create(DAE& dae);
	/**
	 * Creates a daeMetaElement object that describes this element in the meta object reflection framework.
	 * If a daeMetaElement already exists it will return that instead of creating a new one. 
	 * @return A daeMetaElement describing this COLLADA element.
	 */
	static DLLSPEC daeMetaElement* registerElement(DAE& dae);
};


#endif
