//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Created by znek on Fri 31-Oct-1997
//  @(#)$Id: EDRange.h,v 2.1 2003-04-08 16:51:34 znek Exp $
//
//  Copyright (c) 1997,1999 by Erik Doernenburg. All rights reserved.
//
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//
//  THIS IS EXPERIMENTAL SOFTWARE AND IT IS KNOWN TO HAVE BUGS, SOME OF WHICH MAY HAVE
//  SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER ALLOWS FREE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IN ITS
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//  DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE
//  OR OF ANY DERIVATIVE WORK.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#import "EDIRCObject.h"


@interface EDRange : EDIRCObject <NSCoding, NSCopying>
{
    NSRange		 range; 	/*" The corresponding NSRange. "*/
}

/*" Creating new range objects "*/
+ (id)rangeWithLocation:(NSUInteger)loc length:(NSUInteger)len;
+ (id)rangeWithLocations:(NSUInteger)startLoc:(NSUInteger)endLoc;
+ (id)rangeWithRangeValue:(NSRange)aRangeValue;

- (id)initWithRangeValue:(NSRange)aRangeValue; // designated initializer
- (id)initWithLocation:(NSUInteger)loc length:(NSUInteger)len;
- (id)initWithLocations:(NSUInteger)startLoc:(NSUInteger)endLoc;

/*" Retrieving elements "*/
- (NSUInteger)location;
- (NSUInteger)length;
- (NSUInteger)endLocation;
- (NSRange)rangeValue;

/*" "Contains" tests "*/
- (BOOL)isLocationInRange:(NSUInteger)index;
- (BOOL)containsRange:(EDRange *)otherRange;

/*" Comparing ranges "*/
- (BOOL)isEqualToRange:(EDRange *)otherRange;
- (NSComparisonResult)compareLocation:(EDRange *)otherRange;

/*" Combining ranges "*/
- (EDRange *)intersectionRange:(EDRange *)otherRange;
- (EDRange *)unionRange:(EDRange *)otherRange;

@end