G4VPHitsCollectionIO.hh

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// G4VPHitsCollectionIO
//
// Class Description:
//
// Abstract base class for storing and retrieving hit collections
 
// Author: Youhei Morita, 16.08.2001
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4VPHITSCOLLECTIONIO_HH
#define G4VPHITSCOLLECTIONIO_HH 1
 
#include "G4VHitsCollection.hh"
 
class G4VPHitsCollectionIO
{
  public:
 
    G4VPHitsCollectionIO(const G4String& detName, const G4String& colName);
      // Constructor
 
    virtual ~G4VPHitsCollectionIO(){};
      // Destructor
 
    virtual G4bool Store(const G4VHitsCollection*) = 0;
      // Pure virtual method for storing the hit collection.
      // Each persistency package should implement a concrete method
      // with this signature
 
    virtual G4bool Retrieve(G4VHitsCollection*&) = 0;
      // Pure virtual method for retrieving the hit collection.
      // Each persistency package should implement a concrete method
      // with this signature
 
    G4bool operator==(const G4VPHitsCollectionIO& right) const;
      // virtual operator for comparing hit collections with names
 
    const G4String& SDname() { return f_detName; }
      // Returns the sensitive detector name
 
    const G4String& CollectionName() { return f_colName; }
      // Returns the hit collection name
 
    void SetVerboseLevel(G4int v) { m_verbose = v; }
      // Sets the verbose level
 
  protected:
 
    G4int m_verbose = 0;
    G4String f_detName;
    G4String f_colName;
};
 
#endif