// This code implementation is the intellectual property of
// the GEANT4 collaboration.
//
// By copying, distributing or modifying the Program (or any work
// based on the Program) you indicate your acceptance of this statement,
// and all its terms.
//
// $Id: G4GeometryTable.hh,v 1.4 2000/11/09 16:35:46 gcosmo Exp $
// GEANT4 tag $Name: geant4-03-01 $
//
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Class G4GeometryTable
//
// Class description:
//
//

// Authors: J.Sulkimo, P.Urban.
// Revisions by: L.Broglia, G.Cosmo.
//
// History:
//   18-Nov-1999: First step of re-engineering - G.Cosmo
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef G4GEOMETRYTABLE_HH
#define G4GEOMETRYTABLE_HH

#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4GeometryCreator.hh"

typedef G4RWTPtrOrderedVector<G4GeometryCreator> G4CreatorVector;

class G4GeometryTable
{
  public:

  // Destructor
  
    ~G4GeometryTable();    

  // Member functions

    static void RegisterObject(G4GeometryCreator*);
    static G4bool ExistsInTable(G4String&);
    static G4GeometryCreator* GetObject(G4String);
    static void* CreateObject(STEPentity&);
    static void* CreateSTEPObject(void*, G4String&);  
    static void PrintObjectNames();
    static const G4GeometryTable& GetInstance() { return gt; }

  public:

  // Constructor, singleton

    G4GeometryTable();

  // Members

  private:

    static G4CreatorVector RegisteredObjects;
    static G4GeometryTable gt;
};

#endif