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#ifndef Pegasus_Name_h
#define Pegasus_Name_h

#include <Pegasus/Common/Config.h>
#include <Pegasus/Common/String.h>

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

/**
    The name class defines static methods for handling CIM names.
    There is no public constructor, and no instances can be created.
    <p>
    The names of classes, properties, qualifiers, and methods are all
    CIM names. A CIM name must match the following regular
    expression:
    <PRE>

	[A-Z-a-z_][A-Za-z_0-9]*
    </PRE>

    Notice that the definition of a name is the same as C, C++,
    and Java.

    This class cannot be instantiated (since its only constructor is
    private).
*/
class PEGASUS_COMMON_LINKAGE CIMName
{
public:

    //  ATTN: Define what is legal
    /** legal - Determine if the name string input is legal as
	defnined in the CIMName class definition
	@param - String to test
	@return Returns true if the given name is legal.
    */
    static Boolean legal(const String& name) throw();

    /** equal - Compares two names.
	@return Return true if the two names are equal. CIM names are
	case insensitive and so it this method.
    */
    static Boolean equal(const String& name1, const String& name2) throw();

private:

    CIMName() { }
};

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_END

#endif /* Pegasus_Name_h */