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// .NAME vtkDataSetCollection - maintain an unordered list of dataset objects
// .SECTION Description
// vtkDataSetCollection is an object that creates and manipulates lists of
// datasets. See also vtkCollection and subclasses.

#ifndef __vtkDataSetCollection_h
#define __vtkDataSetCollection_h

#include "vtkCollection.h"
#include "vtkDataSet.h"

class VTK_EXPORT vtkDataSetCollection : public vtkCollection
{
public:
  static vtkDataSetCollection *New();
  vtkTypeMacro(vtkDataSetCollection,vtkCollection);

  // Description:
  // Add a dataset to the list.
  void AddItem(vtkDataSet *ds) {
    this->vtkCollection::AddItem((vtkObject *)ds);};
  
  // Description:
  // Get the next dataset in the list.
  vtkDataSet *GetNextItem() { 
    return (vtkDataSet *)(this->GetNextItemAsObject());};

  // Description:
  // Get the ith dataset in the list.
  vtkDataSet *GetItem(int i) { 
    return (vtkDataSet *)(this->GetItemAsObject(i));};
  
protected:
  vtkDataSetCollection() {};
  ~vtkDataSetCollection() {};
  vtkDataSetCollection(const vtkDataSetCollection&) {};
  void operator=(const vtkDataSetCollection&) {};


private:
  // hide the standard AddItem from the user and the compiler.
  void AddItem(vtkObject *o) { this->vtkCollection::AddItem(o); };

};


#endif
