G4VPHitsCollectionIO.hh

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// File: G4VPHitsCollectionIO.hh
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// History:
//   '01.08.16  Youhei Morita  Initial creation
 
#ifndef V_P_HITS_COLLECTION_I_O_HH
#define V_P_HITS_COLLECTION_I_O_HH 1
 
#include "G4VHitsCollection.hh"
 
// Class Description:
//   Abstract base class for storing and retrieving hit collections
 
class G4VPHitsCollectionIO
{
    public: // With description
      G4VPHitsCollectionIO( std::string detName, std::string colName );
      // Constructor
 
      virtual ~G4VPHitsCollectionIO() {};
      // Destructor
 
    public: // With description
      virtual G4bool Store(const G4VHitsCollection*) =0;
      // Pure virtual method for storing the hit collection.
      // Each persistency package should implement a concrete method
      // with this signature.
 
      virtual G4bool Retrieve(G4VHitsCollection*&) =0;
      // Pure virtual method for retrieving the hit collection.
      // Each persistency package should implement a concrete method
      // with this signature.
 
      G4bool operator== (const G4VPHitsCollectionIO& right) const;
      // virtual operator for comparing hit collections with names.
 
      std::string SDname() { return f_detName; };
      // Returns the sensitive detector name.
 
      std::string CollectionName() { return f_colName; };
      // Returns the hit collection name.
 
      void SetVerboseLevel(int v) { m_verbose = v; };
      // Sets the verbose level
 
    protected:
      G4int m_verbose;
      std::string f_detName;
      std::string f_colName;
 
}; // End of class G4VPHitsCollectionIO
 
#endif