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  Module:    vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter.h

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// .NAME vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter - Writer for multi-group datasets
// .SECTION Description
// vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter writes (in parallel or serially) the VTK XML
// multi-group, multi-block hierarchical and hierarchical box files. XML
// multi-group data files are meta-files that point to a list of serial VTK
// XML files.

#ifndef __vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter_h
#define __vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter_h

#include "vtkXMLMultiGroupDataWriter.h"

class vtkMultiProcessController;

class VTK_PARALLEL_EXPORT vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter : public vtkXMLMultiGroupDataWriter
{
public:
  static vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter* New();
  vtkTypeRevisionMacro(vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter,vtkXMLMultiGroupDataWriter);
  void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent);  

  // Description:
  // Controller used to communicate data type of blocks.
  // By default, the global controller is used. If you want another
  // controller to be used, set it with this.
  // If no controller is set, only the local blocks will be written
  // to the meta-file.
  virtual void SetController(vtkMultiProcessController*);
  vtkGetObjectMacro(Controller, vtkMultiProcessController);
  
protected:
  vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter();
  ~vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter();
  
  virtual void FillDataTypes(vtkMultiGroupDataSet*);

  vtkMultiProcessController* Controller;

private:
  vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter(const vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter&);  // Not implemented.
  void operator=(const vtkXMLPMultiGroupDataWriter&);  // Not implemented.
};

#endif
