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Class
    Foam::instant

Description
    An instant of time. Contains the time value and name.

SourceFiles
    instant.C

\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#ifndef instant_H
#define instant_H

#include "word.H"
#include "scalar.H"

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namespace Foam
{

// Forward declaration of friend functions and operators

class instant;

// Friend Operators

bool operator==(const instant&, const instant&);
bool operator!=(const instant&, const instant&);

// IOstream Operators

Istream& operator>>(Istream&, instant&);
Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const instant&);


/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                           Class instant Declaration
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

class instant
{
    // Private data

        scalar value_;
        word name_;

public:

    // Public classes

        //- Less function class used in sorting instants
        class less
        {
        public:

            bool operator()(const instant& a, const instant& b) const
            {
                return a.value() < b.value();
            }
        };


    // Static data members

        static const char* const typeName;


    // Constructors

        //- Construct null
        instant();

        //- Construct from components
        instant(const scalar, const word&);

        //- Construct from time value
        explicit instant(const scalar);

        //- Construct from word
        explicit instant(const word&);


    // Member Functions

        // Access

            //- Value (const access)
            scalar value() const
            {
                return value_;
            }

            //- Value (non-const access)
            scalar& value()
            {
                return value_;
            }

            //- Name (const access)
            const word& name() const
            {
                return name_;
            }

            //- Name (non-const access)
            word& name()
            {
                return name_;
            }

            //- Comparison used for instants to be equal
            bool equal(const scalar) const;


    // Friend Operators

        friend bool operator==(const instant&, const instant&);
        friend bool operator!=(const instant&, const instant&);


    // IOstream Operators

        friend Istream& operator>>(Istream&, instant&);
        friend Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const instant&);
};


// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

} // End namespace Foam

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

#endif

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