/***************************************************************************
    copyright            : (C) 2004 by Allan Sandfeld Jensen
    email                : kde@carewolf.org
 ***************************************************************************/

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#ifndef TAGLIB_APEITEM_H
#define TAGLIB_APEITEM_H

#include <tbytevector.h>
#include <tstring.h>
#include <tstringlist.h>

namespace TagLib {

  namespace APE {

    //! An implementation of APE-items

    /*!
     * This class provides the features of items in the APEv2 standard.
     */
    class Item
    {
    public:
      /*!
       * Enum of types an Item can have. The value of 3 is reserved.
       */
      enum ItemTypes {
        //! Item contains text information coded in UTF-8
        Text = 0,
        //! Item contains binary information
        Binary = 1,
        //! Item is a locator of external stored information
        Locator = 2
      };
      /*!
       * Constructs an empty item.
       */
      Item();

      /*!
       * Constructs an item with \a key and \a value.
       */
      Item(const String &key, const String &value);

      /*!
       * Constructs an item with \a key and \a values.
       */
      Item(const String &key, const StringList &values);

      /*!
       * Construct an item as a copy of \a item.
       */
      Item(const Item &item);

      /*!
       * Destroys the item.
       */
      virtual ~Item();

      /*!
       * Copies the contents of \a item into this item.
       */
      Item &operator=(const Item &item);

      /*!
       * Returns the key.
       */
      String key() const;

      /*!
       * Returns the binary value.
       */
      ByteVector value() const;

      /*!
       * Returns the size of the full item.
       */
      int size() const;

      /*!
       * Returns the value as a single string. In case of multiple strings,
       * the first is returned.
       */
      String toString() const;

      /*!
       * Returns the value as a string list.
       */
      StringList toStringList() const;

      /*!
       * Render the item to a ByteVector.
       */
      ByteVector render() const;

      /*!
       * Parse the item from the ByteVector \a data.
       */
      void parse(const ByteVector& data);

      /*!
       * Set the item to read-only.
       */
      void setReadOnly(bool readOnly);

      /*!
       * Return true if the item is read-only.
       */
      bool isReadOnly() const;

      /*!
       * Sets the type of the item to \a type.
       *
       * \see ItemTypes
       */
      void setType(ItemTypes type);

      /*!
       * Returns the type of the item.
       */
      ItemTypes type() const;

      /*!
       * Returns if the item has any real content.
       */
      bool isEmpty() const;

    private:
      class ItemPrivate;
      ItemPrivate *d;
    };
  }

}

#endif