#ifndef  EVENT_VAR_LENGTH_2008_02_22
#define  EVENT_VAR_LENGTH_2008_02_22
/**
      @file EventVarLength.h
      @author Brian Magill
      @datecreated 2/22/2008

	$Date:$
    $Revision:$

    @copyright
     (©) Copyright 2006 by GATS Inc.
     11864 Canon Blvd., Suite 101, Newport News, VA 23606

     All Rights Reserved. No part of this software or publication may be
     reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form
     or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
     otherwise without the prior written permission of GATS Inc.

 
      @brief Returns the length of an EventVar object stored in an Event object
      
      
*/
//----------------------------------------------------------------------
//
#include<string>
#include<vector>
#include "Event.h"
// #include "GATS_DB.h"
// #include "GATS_DB_Exception.h"
// #include "GATS_Utilities.hpp"

class EventVarLength
{
private:

    Event *inEvent;

public:

    EventVarLength():inEvent(0)  { }     

    EventVarLength(Event &in): inEvent(&in) { }     

    EventVarLength(EventVarLength const&rhs):inEvent(rhs.inEvent) { }     

    EventVarLength& operator = (EventVarLength const& rhs )
        {
        if (this == &rhs)
                return *this;

        inEvent = rhs.inEvent;
        
        return *this;        
        };
                             
    ~EventVarLength() { };     

    long operator () (std::string varName) const;

};

#endif