/* -*-C++-*- */
#ifndef TIMETICKS_
#define TIMETICKS_
//=============================================================================
/**
 *  @file     timetick.h
 *
 * Class definition for SMI Timeticks class.
 *
 *  @author Michael R. MacFaden <mrm@cisco.com>
 */
//=============================================================================

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#include "asnmp/integer.h"

#define TICKOUTBUF 30 // max formatted time string

//------------[ TimeTicks Class ]-----------------------------------
// The timeticks class allows all the functionality of unsigned
// integers but is recognized as a distinct SMI type. TimeTicks
// objects may be get or set into Vb objects.
//
/**
 * @class TimeTicks
 *
 * @brief Define RFC1155 TimeTicks Data object
 */
class ASNMP_Export TimeTicks : public SnmpUInt32
{
public:
  TimeTicks( const unsigned long i = 0);

  /// copy constructor
  TimeTicks( const TimeTicks &t);

  /// destructor
  ~TimeTicks();

  /// syntax type
  SmiUINT32 get_syntax();

  /// get a printable ASCII value
  const char *to_string();

  /// create a new instance of this Value
  SnmpSyntax *clone() const;

  /// copy an instance of this Value
  SnmpSyntax& operator=(SnmpSyntax &val);

  /// overloaded assignment
  TimeTicks& operator=( const TimeTicks &uli);

  /// overloaded assignment
  TimeTicks& operator=( const unsigned long int i);

  /// otherwise, behave like an unsigned long
  operator unsigned long();

protected:
  /// for storing printed form
  char output_buffer[TICKOUTBUF];
};
#endif // TIMETICKS_
