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// G4VMCTruthIO
//
// Class Description:
//
// Abstract base class for storing and retrieving MCTruth events.

// Author: Youhei Morita, 18.11.2001
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4VMCTRUTHIO_HH
#define G4VMCTRUTHIO_HH 1

#include "G4MCTEvent.hh"

class G4VMCTruthIO
{
  public:

    G4VMCTruthIO();
      // Constructor

    virtual ~G4VMCTruthIO();
      // Destructor

    virtual G4bool Store(G4MCTEvent*) = 0;
      // Pure virtual method for storing MCTruth Event.
      // Each persistency package should implement a concrete method
      // of storing the G4MCTEvent with this signature

    virtual G4bool Retrieve(G4MCTEvent*&) = 0;
      // Pure virtual method for retrieving MCTruth Event.
      // Each persistency package should implement a concrete method
      // of storing the G4MCTEvent with this signature

    void SetVerboseLevel(G4int v) { m_verbose = v; }
      // Set verbose level.

  protected:

    G4int m_verbose = 0;
};

#endif