--- parser3/src/include/pa_table.h	2001/01/29 20:10:32	1.2
+++ parser3/src/include/pa_table.h	2001/03/28 09:01:21	1.25
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-/*
-  $Id: pa_table.h,v 1.2 2001/01/29 20:10:32 paf Exp $
-*/
+/** @file
+	Parser: table class decl.
 
-/*
-	hence most of tables are "named", no need to uptimize unnamed onces
-*/
+	Copyright (c) 2001 ArtLebedev Group (http://www.artlebedev.com)
 
+	Author: Alexander Petrosyan <paf@design.ru> (http://design.ru/paf)
+
+	$Id: pa_table.h,v 1.25 2001/03/28 09:01:21 paf Exp $
+*/
 
 #ifndef PA_TABLE_H
 #define PA_TABLE_H
@@ -16,34 +17,73 @@
 #include "pa_string.h"
 #include "pa_request.h"
 
-class Table : public Array {
-public:
-
-	// request I'm processed on
-	Request& request;
+/** 
+	VTable backend.
 
-	// the base origin of table data
-	Origin origin;
+	holds:
+	- column names[if any]
+	- data rows
+	- current row pointer
 
-	int current;
+	uses String for column names and data items
 
-	// columns
-	Array *columns;
+	hence most of tables are "named", no need to uptimize nameless onces
+*/
+class Table : public Array {
+public:
 
-	Table(Request& request,
-		char *afile, uint aline,
+	Table(Pool& apool,
+		const String *aorigin,
 		Array *acolumns,
 		int initial_rows=CR_INITIAL_ROWS_DEFAULT);
 
-	char *item(int column_index);
-	char *item(String column_name);
+	/// where this table came from, may be NULL
+	const String *origin_string() { return forigin_string; }
+
+	/// column names
+	const Array *columns() { return fcolumns; }
 
-protected:
+	/// moves @a current pointer
+	void set_current(int acurrent) { fcurrent=acurrent; }
+	/// @return current pointer
+	int current() { return fcurrent; }
+	void shift(int offset);
+
+	/// @return item from @a column_name
+	const String *item(const String& column) const { 
+		return item(column_name2index(column)); 
+	}
+
+	/// saves to text file
+	void save(bool nameless_save, const String& file_spec);
+
+	bool locate(const String& column, const String& value);
+
+private:
+	
+	// where this table came from, may be NULL
+	const String *forigin_string;
 
 	// column name->number lookup table
 	Hash name2number;
 
-	Array *at(int index);
+	// current row
+	int fcurrent;
+
+	// columns
+	Array *fcolumns;
+
+	bool valid(int index) const { return index>=0 && index<size(); }
+
+	const Array& at(int index) const {
+		// force @c const result
+		return *const_cast<const Array *>(static_cast<Array *>(get(index)));
+	}
+
+	/// @return column index from @a column_name
+	int column_name2index(const String& column) const;
+
+	const String *item(int column) const;
 
 };