//  File name:          $Workfile: ser_cont_el.h $
//  Last modified:      $Modtime: 11/21/00 5:20p $
//  Last modified by:   $Author: Bill $
//  
//  VCS archive path:   $Archive: /Hank/DMM/FirmWare/Level3/ObDatMgr/ser_cont_el.h $
//  VCS revision:       $Revision: 5 $ 

class CPQDIF_E_Collection;

class PQController
    {
    public:
        PQController();
        virtual ~PQController();

        virtual void ParseRecord
            ( 
            BYTE *                  buffer, 
            SIZE4                   size, 
            CPQDIF_E_Collection *   pcollMain
            );

        //  Routines to add specific PQDIF elements

        //  If return value is TRUE, the Iterator object
        //  will continue iterating through the elements
        //  in the collection. If FALSE, the collection
        //  will be skipped.
        virtual CPQDIF_E_Collection * acceptCollection
            ( 
            CPQDIF_E_Collection *   pcoll,
            int                     index,
            const GUID&             tag
            );
        virtual CPQDIF_E_Scalar * acceptScalar
            ( 
            CPQDIF_E_Collection *   pcoll,
            int                     index,
            const GUID&             tag, 
            long                    typePhysical,
            void *                  pdata
            );
        virtual CPQDIF_E_Vector * acceptVector
            ( 
            CPQDIF_E_Collection *   pcoll,
            int                     index,
            const GUID&             tag, 
            long                    typePhysical,
            c_vector *              pvector,
            void *                  pdata
            );

        static bool decodeValue
            ( 
            long        typePhysical,
            void *      pdata,
            PQDIFValue& value
            );

    protected:
        
    };