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/* OSBoolean.cpp created by rsulack on Tue Oct 12 1999 */

#ifndef _OS_OSBOOLEAN_H
#define _OS_OSBOOLEAN_H

#include <libkern/c++/OSObject.h>

class OSString;

/*!
    @class OSBoolean
    @abstract Container class for boolean values.
*/
class OSBoolean : public OSObject
{
    OSDeclareDefaultStructors(OSBoolean)

protected:
    bool value;

    /*D @function taggedRelease
	@abstract Override tagged release mechanism.
	@param when Unused. */
    virtual void taggedRelease(const void *tag, const int when) const;

public:
    static void initialize();

    /*D
        @function withBoolean
        @abstract A static constructor function to create and initialize an instance of OSBoolean.
        @param value A boolean value.
        @result Returns and instance of OSBoolean, or 0 if an error occurred.
    */
    static OSBoolean *withBoolean(bool value);

    /*D
        @function free
        @abstract A member function to release all resources used by the OSBoolean instance.
        @discussion This function should not be called directly, use release() instead.
    */
    virtual void free();

    /*D @function taggedRetain
	@abstract Override tagged retain mechanism. */
    virtual void taggedRetain(const void *tag) const;

    /*!
        @function isTrue
        @abstract A member function to test if the boolean object is true.
        @result Returns true if the OSBoolean object is true, false otherwise.
    */
    virtual bool isTrue() const;
    /*!
        @function isFalse
        @abstract A member function to test if the boolean object is false.
        @result Returns true if the OSBoolean object is false, false otherwise.
    */
    virtual bool isFalse() const;

    /*!
        @function getValue
        @abstract Obtains the value of the OSBoolean object as the standard C++ type bool.
        @result The value of the OSBoolean object. 
    */
    virtual bool getValue() const;

    /*!
        @function isEqualTo
        @abstract A member function to test the equality of two OSBoolean objects.
        @param boolean An OSBoolean object to be compared against the receiver.
        @result Returns true if the two objects are equivalent.
    */
    virtual bool isEqualTo(const OSBoolean *boolean) const;
    /*!
        @function isEqualTo
        @abstract A member function to test the equality between an arbitrary OSObject derived object and an OSBoolean object.
        @param obj An OSObject derived object to be compared against the receiver.
        @result Returns true if the two objects are equivalent.
    */
    virtual bool isEqualTo(const OSMetaClassBase *obj) const;

    /*!
        @function serialize
        @abstract A member function which archives the receiver.
        @param s The OSSerialize object.
        @result Returns true if serialization was successful, false if not.
    */
    virtual bool serialize(OSSerialize *s) const;

    OSMetaClassDeclareReservedUnused(OSBoolean, 0);
    OSMetaClassDeclareReservedUnused(OSBoolean, 1);
    OSMetaClassDeclareReservedUnused(OSBoolean, 2);
    OSMetaClassDeclareReservedUnused(OSBoolean, 3);
    OSMetaClassDeclareReservedUnused(OSBoolean, 4);
    OSMetaClassDeclareReservedUnused(OSBoolean, 5);
    OSMetaClassDeclareReservedUnused(OSBoolean, 6);
    OSMetaClassDeclareReservedUnused(OSBoolean, 7);
};

/*!
    @defined kOSBooleanTrue
    @abstract The OSBoolean constant for "true".
    @discussion The OSBoolean constant for "true".  The object does not need to be retained or released.  Comparisons of the form (booleanObject == kOSBooleanTrue) are acceptable and would be equivalent to (booleanObject->getValue() == true).
*/
extern OSBoolean * const & kOSBooleanTrue;

/*!
    @defined kOSBooleanFalse
    @abstract The OSBoolean constant for "false".
    @discussion The OSBoolean constant for "false".  The object does not need to be retained or released.  Comparisons of the form (booleanObject == kOSBooleanFalse) are acceptable and would be equivalent to (booleanObject->getValue() == false).
*/
extern OSBoolean * const & kOSBooleanFalse;

#endif /* !_OS_OSBOOLEAN_H */
