/* standardField.h */
/**
 * Copyright - See the COPYRIGHT that is included with this distribution.
 * EPICS pvDataCPP is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
 * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
 */
#ifndef STANDARDFIELD_H
#define STANDARDFIELD_H
#include <string>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <pv/pvIntrospect.h>

namespace epics { namespace pvData { 

class StandardField : private NoDefaultMethods {
public:
    StandardField();
    ~StandardField();
    ScalarConstPtr scalar(String fieldName,ScalarType type);
    StructureConstPtr scalar(String fieldName,
        ScalarType type,String properties);
    ScalarArrayConstPtr scalarArray(String fieldName,
        ScalarType elementType);
    StructureConstPtr scalarArray(String fieldName,
        ScalarType elementType, String properties);
    StructureArrayConstPtr structureArray(String fieldName,
        StructureConstPtr structure);
    StructureConstPtr structureArray(String fieldName,
        StructureConstPtr structure,String properties);
    StructureConstPtr structure(String fieldName,
        int numFields,FieldConstPtrArray fields);
    StructureConstPtr enumerated(String fieldName);
    StructureConstPtr enumerated(String fieldName, String properties);
    ScalarConstPtr scalarValue(ScalarType type);
    StructureConstPtr scalarValue(ScalarType type,String properties);
    ScalarArrayConstPtr scalarArrayValue(ScalarType elementType);
    StructureConstPtr scalarArrayValue(ScalarType elementType,
        String properties);
    StructureArrayConstPtr structureArrayValue(StructureConstPtr structure);
    StructureConstPtr structureArrayValue(StructureConstPtr structure,
        String properties);
    StructureConstPtr structureValue(
        int numFields,FieldConstPtrArray fields);
    StructureConstPtr enumeratedValue();
    StructureConstPtr enumeratedValue(String properties);
    StructureConstPtr alarm();
    StructureConstPtr timeStamp();
    StructureConstPtr display();
    StructureConstPtr control();
    StructureConstPtr booleanAlarm();
    StructureConstPtr byteAlarm();
    StructureConstPtr shortAlarm();
    StructureConstPtr intAlarm();
    StructureConstPtr longAlarm();
    StructureConstPtr floatAlarm();
    StructureConstPtr doubleAlarm();
    StructureConstPtr enumeratedAlarm();
private:
    static void init();
};

extern StandardField * getStandardField();
    
}}
#endif  /* STANDARDFIELD_H */