#ifndef __creaImageIODicomNodeTypeDescription_h_INCLUDED__
#define __creaImageIODicomNodeTypeDescription_h_INCLUDED__


#include <creaImageIOField.h>

#include <map>

namespace creaImageIO
{


  //=====================================================================
  class DicomNodeTypeDescription
  {
  public:
    DicomNodeTypeDescription();
    ~DicomNodeTypeDescription();

    void BuildDefault(int typecode);
    void Add(const Field::Description&);
    
    typedef std::map<Field::Key,Field::Description> FieldDescriptionMapType;
    FieldDescriptionMapType& GetFieldDescriptionMap()
    { return mFieldDescriptionMap; }
    const FieldDescriptionMapType& GetFieldDescriptionMap() const 
    { return mFieldDescriptionMap; }

    const Field::Description& GetFieldDescription(const Field::Key& k) const
    {
      return mFieldDescriptionMap.find(k)->second;
    }


  protected:


  private:
    FieldDescriptionMapType mFieldDescriptionMap;
    

  }; // class DicomNodeTypeDescription
  //=====================================================================


} // namespace creaImageIO


  //=====================================================================
inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& s, 
				const creaImageIO::DicomNodeTypeDescription& d)
{
  const creaImageIO::DicomNodeTypeDescription::FieldDescriptionMapType& m = d.GetFieldDescriptionMap();
  s <<"[";
  creaImageIO::DicomNodeTypeDescription::FieldDescriptionMapType::const_iterator i;
  for (i=m.begin();i!=m.end();++i)
    {
      s <<i->second; 
    }
  s<<"]";
  return s;
}
//=====================================================================



#endif // #ifndef __creaImageIODicomNodeTypeDescription_h_INCLUDED__