/* -*-C++-*- */
// timetick.h,v 1.3 1998/10/20 02:32:01 levine Exp
#ifndef TIMETICKS_
#define TIMETICKS_
// ============================================================================
//
// = LIBRARY
//    asnmp
//
// = FILENAME
//     timetick.h
//
// = DESCRIPTION
//   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 ACE_Export TimeTicks: public SnmpUInt32
  // = TITLE
  //      Define RFC1155 TimeTicks Data object

{

  public:
     TimeTicks( const unsigned long i = 0);

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

     ~TimeTicks();
     // destructor

     SmiUINT32 get_syntax();
     // syntax type

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

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

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

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

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

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

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