//******************************************************************************************************//  Element.cs - Gbtc////  Copyright © 2012, Grid Protection Alliance.  All Rights Reserved.////  Licensed to the Grid Protection Alliance (GPA) under one or more contributor license agreements. See//  the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.//  The GPA licenses this file to you under the MIT License (MIT), the "License"; you may//  not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:////      http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT////  Unless agreed to in writing, the subject software distributed under the License is distributed on an//  "AS-IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. Refer to the//  License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations.////  Code Modification History://  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//  04/30/2012 - Stephen C. Wills, Grid Protection Alliance//       Generated original version of source code.//  12/17/2012 - Starlynn Danyelle Gilliam//       Modified Header.////****************************************************************************************************** using System; namespace GSF.PQDIF.Physical{    #region [ Enumerations ]     /// <summary>    /// Enumeration that defines the types of    /// elements found in the body of a record.    /// </summary>    public enum ElementType : byte    {        /// <summary>        /// Collection element.        /// Represents a collection of elements.        /// </summary>        Collection = 1,         /// <summary>        /// Scalar element.        /// Represents a single value.        /// </summary>        Scalar = 2,         /// <summary>        /// Vector element.        /// Represents a collection of values.        /// </summary>        Vector = 3    }     #endregion     /// <summary>    /// Base class for elements. Elements are part of the physical structure    /// of a PQDIF file. They exist within the body of a <see cref="Record"/>.    /// </summary>    public abstract class Element    {        #region [ Members ]         // Fields        private Guid m_tagOfElement;        private PhysicalType m_typeOfValue;        //private bool m_isError = false;         #endregion         #region [ Properties ]         /// <summary>        /// Gets or sets the tag which identifies the element.        /// </summary>        public virtual Guid TagOfElement        {            get            {                return m_tagOfElement;            }            set            {                m_tagOfElement = value;            }        }         /// <summary>        /// Gets the type of the element. The element can be a        /// <see cref="ScalarElement"/>, a <see cref="VectorElement"/>,        /// or a <see cref="CollectionElement"/>.        /// </summary>        public abstract ElementType TypeOfElement { get; }         /// <summary>        /// Gets or sets the physical type of the value or values contained        /// by the element.        /// </summary>        /// <remarks>        /// This determines the data type and size of the        /// value or values. The value of this property is only relevant when        /// <see cref="TypeOfElement"/> is either <see cref="ElementType.Scalar"/>        /// or <see cref="ElementType.Vector"/>.        /// </remarks>        public virtual PhysicalType TypeOfValue        {            get            {                return m_typeOfValue;            }            set            {                m_typeOfValue = value;            }        }         #endregion    }}