CGeneralData.h

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#ifndef CGENERALDATA_H
#define CGENERALDATA_H
#include <string>

/*!
 *  The Class CGeneralData is the most basic and abstract class common 
 *  to all objects that contain data. All member functions are purely
 * virtual.
 */
class CGeneralData{
public:
        //! The constructor does not do anything 
        CGeneralData();
        //! The destructor is also empty
        virtual ~CGeneralData()=0;
        /*! Declaration for GetData() without any parameter.
         * This function is intended for use with objects that read in
         * data that is generated within the program. 
         */
        virtual void GetData()=0;
        /*! Declaration for GetData() that reads data from
         * a file. This is intended for use with external data, such as
         * recorded data, or synthetic data from external programs.
         */
        virtual void GetData(const std::string filename) = 0;
        /*! The abstract declaration for a method that writes the data to
         * a file. Therefore no version without a filename is present
         */
        virtual void WriteData(const std::string filename) = 0;
};

#endif // CGENERALDATA_H

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