//**************************************************************************************
// Filename:	StAEDesc.h
//				Part of Contextual Menu Workshop by Abracode Inc.
//				http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/
// Copyright © 2002-2003 Abracode, Inc.  All rights reserved.
//
// Description:	very primitive. use PowerPlant's StAEDescriptor if you prefer
//				but note that this one does not throw
//
//
//**************************************************************************************
// Revision History:
// Friday, January 25, 2002 - Original
//**************************************************************************************

#pragma once

class StAEDesc
{
public:
							StAEDesc()
							{
								Init();
							}

							StAEDesc(const AEDesc &inDesc)
							{//just take ownership, do not copy
								mDesc = inDesc;
							}

		virtual				~StAEDesc()
							{
								if( mDesc.dataHandle != NULL )
								{
									::AEDisposeDesc( &mDesc );
								}
							}

		void				Init()
							{
								mDesc.descriptorType = typeNull;
								mDesc.dataHandle = NULL;
							}

		DescType			GetDescriptorType() const { return mDesc.descriptorType; }
		AEDataStorage		GetDataStorage() const { return mDesc.dataHandle; }
		
		bool				IsNULL() { return (mDesc.descriptorType == typeNull); }

		operator			AEDesc& ()
							{
								return mDesc;
							}

		operator			const AEDesc& () const
							{
								return mDesc;
							}
		
		operator			AEDesc* ()
							{
								return &mDesc;
							}

		operator			const AEDesc* () const
							{
								return &mDesc;
							}
							
protected:
		
		AEDesc				mDesc;
				
private:
							StAEDesc(const StAEDesc&);
		StAEDesc&			operator=(const StAEDesc&);
};