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// .NAME StringItem.h -
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#ifndef __smtk_attribute_StringItem_h
#define __smtk_attribute_StringItem_h

#include "smtk/CoreExports.h"
#include "smtk/attribute/ValueItemTemplate.h"

namespace smtk
{
namespace attribute
{
class Attribute;
class StringItemDefinition;
class SMTKCORE_EXPORT StringItem : public ValueItemTemplate<std::string>
{
  friend class StringItemDefinition;

public:
  smtkTypeMacro(smtk::attribute::StringItem);
  ~StringItem() override;
  Item::Type type() const override;

  // Returns true if the item's value is not to be displayed in a GUI
  bool isSecure() const;

  // Assigns this item to be equivalent to another.  Options are processed by derived item classes
  // Returns true if success and false if a problem occured.  By default, an attribute being used by this
  // to represent an expression will be copied if needed.  Use IGNORE_EXPRESSIONS option to prevent this
  // When an expression attribute is copied, its model associations are by default not.
  // Use COPY_MODEL_ASSOCIATIONS if you want them copied as well.These options are defined in Item.h .
  bool assign(smtk::attribute::ConstItemPtr& sourceItem, unsigned int options = 0) override;

protected:
  StringItem(Attribute* owningAttribute, int itemPosition);
  StringItem(Item* owningItem, int myPosition, int mySubGroupPosition);

private:
};
}
}

#endif /* __smtk_attribute_StringItem_h */
