-- Created on: 1997-05-09
-- Created by: Christian CAILLET
-- Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Matra Datavision
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class ECDescr  from StepData    inherits EDescr  from StepData

    ---Purpose : Describes a Complex Entity (Plex) as a list of Simple ones

uses HSequenceOfAsciiString from TColStd, SequenceOfTransient from TColStd,
     ESDescr from StepData, Described from StepData

is

    Create returns mutable ECDescr;
    ---Purpose : Creates an ECDescr, empty

    Add (me : mutable; member : ESDescr);
    ---Purpose : Adds a member
    --  Warning : members are added in alphabetic order

    NbMembers (me) returns Integer;
    ---Purpose : Returns the count of members

    Member (me; num : Integer) returns ESDescr;
    ---Purpose : Returns a Member from its rank

    TypeList (me) returns HSequenceOfAsciiString;
    ---Purpose : Returns the ordered list of types


    	--  inherited

    Matches    (me; steptype : CString) returns Boolean;
    ---Purpose : Tells if a ESDescr matches a step type : exact or super type

    IsComplex  (me) returns Boolean;
    ---Purpose : Returns True

    NewEntity  (me) returns mutable Described;
    ---Purpose : Creates a described entity (i.e. a complex one, made of one
    --           simple entity per member)

fields

    thelist : SequenceOfTransient;

end ECDescr;