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  Module:    $RCSfile: vtkTransformCollection.h,v $

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// .NAME vtkTransformCollection - maintain a list of transforms

// .SECTION Description
// vtkTransformCollection is an object that creates and manipulates lists of
// objects of type vtkTransform.

// .SECTION see also
// vtkCollection vtkTransform

#ifndef __vtkTransformCollection_h
#define __vtkTransformCollection_h

#include "vtkCollection.h"

#include "vtkTransform.h" // Needed for inline methods

class VTK_COMMON_EXPORT vtkTransformCollection : public vtkCollection
{
public:
  vtkTypeRevisionMacro(vtkTransformCollection,vtkCollection);
  static vtkTransformCollection *New();

  // Description:
  // Add a Transform to the list.
  void AddItem(vtkTransform *);

  // Description:
  // Get the next Transform in the list. Return NULL when the end of the
  // list is reached.
  vtkTransform *GetNextItem();

  //BTX
  // Description: 
  // Reentrant safe way to get an object in a collection. Just pass the
  // same cookie back and forth. 
  vtkTransform *GetNextTransform(vtkCollectionSimpleIterator &cookie) {
    return static_cast<vtkTransform *>(this->GetNextItemAsObject(cookie));};
  //ETX

protected:
  vtkTransformCollection() {};
  ~vtkTransformCollection() {};


private:
  // hide the standard AddItem from the user and the compiler.
  void AddItem(vtkObject *o) { this->vtkCollection::AddItem(o); };

private:
  vtkTransformCollection(const vtkTransformCollection&);  // Not implemented.
  void operator=(const vtkTransformCollection&);  // Not implemented.
};

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
inline void vtkTransformCollection::AddItem(vtkTransform *t) 
{
  this->vtkCollection::AddItem((vtkObject *)t);
}

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
inline vtkTransform *vtkTransformCollection::GetNextItem() 
{ 
  return static_cast<vtkTransform *>(this->GetNextItemAsObject());
}

#endif
