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 *  file:  Constraint.h
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#ifndef TCLAP_CONSTRAINT_H
#define TCLAP_CONSTRAINT_H

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <algorithm>

namespace TCLAP {

/**
 * The interface that defines the interaction between the Arg and Constraint.
 */
template<class T>
class Constraint
{

    public:
        /**
         * Returns a description of the Constraint.
         */
        virtual std::string description() const =0;

        /**
         * Returns the short ID for the Constraint.
         */
        virtual std::string shortID() const =0;

        /**
         * The method used to verify that the value parsed from the command
         * line meets the constraint.
         * \param value - The value that will be checked.
         */
        virtual bool check(const T& value) const =0;

        /**
         * Destructor.
         * Silences warnings about Constraint being a base class with virtual
         * functions but without a virtual destructor.
         */
        virtual ~Constraint() { ; }
};

} //namespace TCLAP
#endif