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22 mike  1.8 //
23           // Author: Mike Brasher (mbrasher@bmc.com)
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28           
29           #ifndef Pegasus_Union_h
30           #define Pegasus_Union_h
31           
32           #include <Pegasus/Common/Config.h>
33           #include <Pegasus/Common/CIMType.h>
34           #include <Pegasus/Common/String.h>
35           #include <Pegasus/Common/CIMDateTime.h>
36           #include <Pegasus/Common/CIMReference.h>
37           #include <Pegasus/Common/Array.h>
38           
39           PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
40           
41           /** This union is used to represent the values of properties, qualifiers,
42               method return values, and method arguments. All of the types
43 mike  1.8     defined in CIMType.h are represented by a Union. The 
44               Union is used as the the basis for the CIMValue implementation.
45           */
46           union Union
47           {
48               Uint8 _booleanValue;
49               Uint8 _uint8Value;
50               Sint8 _sint8Value;
51               Uint16 _uint16Value;
52               Sint16 _sint16Value;
53               Uint32 _uint32Value;
54               Sint32 _sint32Value;
55               Uint64 _uint64Value;
56               Sint64 _sint64Value;
57               Real32 _real32Value;
58               Real64 _real64Value;
59               Uint16 _char16Value;
60               String* _stringValue;
61               CIMDateTime* _dateTimeValue;
62               CIMReference* _referenceValue;
63           
64 mike  1.8     ArrayRep<Boolean>* _booleanArray;
65               ArrayRep<Uint8>* _uint8Array;
66               ArrayRep<Sint8>* _sint8Array;
67               ArrayRep<Uint16>* _uint16Array;
68               ArrayRep<Sint16>* _sint16Array;
69               ArrayRep<Uint32>* _uint32Array;
70               ArrayRep<Sint32>* _sint32Array;
71               ArrayRep<Uint64>* _uint64Array;
72               ArrayRep<Sint64>* _sint64Array;
73               ArrayRep<Real32>* _real32Array;
74               ArrayRep<Real64>* _real64Array;
75               ArrayRep<Char16>* _char16Array;
76               ArrayRep<String>* _stringArray;
77               ArrayRep<CIMDateTime>* _dateTimeArray;
78           
79               void* _voidPtr;
80           };
81           
82           PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_END
83           
84           #endif /* Pegasus_Union_h */