#ifndef HEPHISTPROFARRAY_H
#define HEPHISTPROFARRAY_H

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// HepHistProfArray.h - class declaration for generic array of Prof histogram
//
// See HepHist1DArray.h for details.
// 
// History:
//  02-APR-99 Philippe Canal initial Draft

#ifndef ZMENVIRONMENT_H
  #include "ZMutility/ZMenvironment.h"
#endif

#include <string>

#ifndef  HEPOBJ_H
  #include "HepTuple/HepObj.h"
#endif

#ifndef ISOCXX__ISOCXX
  #include <STLUtility/fwd_vector.h>
#endif

ZM_BEGIN_NAMESPACE( zmht )	/*  namespace zmht  {  */

class HepHistProf;

class HepHistProfArray  :  public HepObj  {

  friend class HepFileManager;

public:
  
  typedef std::STL_VECTOR(HepHistProf*) dataArray;

protected:

  HepHistProfArray(                            // constructor
    HepFileManager    * mgr
  , const std::string & title
  , const dataArray   & data
  );

  // Used for dummy construction ...
  // the object is then not valid ...
  HepHistProfArray( );                         // default constructor

public:
  
  virtual ~HepHistProfArray();                 // destructor

  virtual ZM_COVARIANT_TYPE(HepObj,HepHistProfArray) & makeClone(
       const std::string& title, const int  id = 0) const;

  virtual ZM_COVARIANT_TYPE(HepObj,HepHistProfArray) & makeEmpty(
       const std::string& title, const int  id = 0) const;

  virtual ZM_COVARIANT_TYPE(HepObj,HepHistProfArray) & makeClone(
       HepFileManager *manager, const std::string& title
       , const int  id = 0) const;

  virtual ZM_COVARIANT_TYPE(HepObj,HepHistProfArray) & makeEmpty(
       HepFileManager *manager, const std::string& title
       , const int  id = 0) const;

  virtual void reset();

  virtual int length() const;
  virtual HepHistProf& operator[](int pos) const;

  virtual int nBinsX() const; // retrieve # of in-range X bins

  virtual float minX() const; // retrieve low end of binned X range
  virtual float minY() const; // retrieve high end of binned X range

  virtual float maxX() const; // retrieve low end of binned X range
  virtual float maxY() const; // retrieve high end of binned X range


private:

  // forbidden operations, hence private
  HepHistProfArray( const HepHistProfArray & );              // copy constructor
  HepHistProfArray & operator=( const HepHistProfArray & );  // assignment
  
  dataArray data_;     // array of HistProf pointers

  int   nBinsX_;                    // # of in-range bins
  float minX_;                      // lowest in-range value
  float maxX_;                      // highest in-range value

  float minY_;                      // lowest in-range value
  float maxY_;                      // highest in-range value

};

ZM_END_NAMESPACE( zmht )	/*  }  // namespace zmht  */

#endif  // HEPHISTPROFARRAY_H