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#ifndef ADC_STMSTATE_HXX
#define ADC_STMSTATE_HXX

// USED SERVICES
	// BASE CLASSES
	// COMPONENTS
	// PARAMETERS
class StmArrayStatus;
class StmBoundsStatus;

/**	A StmStatus is a state within a StateMachine.
	There are two kinds of it.  Either its an array of pointers to
	other states within the state machine - an ArrayStatus.

	Or it is a BoundsStatus, which shows, the token cannot be
	followed further within the StateMachine.
**/
class StmStatus	// := "State machine status"
{
  public:
	typedef intt		Branch;			/// Values >= 0 give a next #Status' ID.
										/// Values <= 0 tell, that a token is finished.
										/// a value < 0 returns the status back to an upper level state machine.
		// LIFECYCLE
	virtual 			~StmStatus() {}

		// OPERATIONS
	virtual StmArrayStatus *
						AsArray();
	virtual StmBoundsStatus *
						AsBounds();

		// INQUIRY
	virtual bool		IsADefault() const = 0;
};



#endif


