// ApplicationId.h

#ifndef ApplicationId_H
#define ApplicationId_H

// Identifier for datasets.

#include "dataset_id/UniqueId.h"

class UniqueIdGenerator;

namespace dial {

class ApplicationId : public UniqueId {

public :  // static functions

  // Return the xml name.
  static const char* xml_name() { return "ApplicationId"; }

public :  // functions

  // Default constructor.
  ApplicationId();

  // Constructor from an UniqueID.
  ApplicationId(const UniqueId& uid);

  // Constructor from collection and entry.
  ApplicationId(Index col, Index ent);

  // Constructor from string specifying collection and entry.
  // Format is iii-jjj where iii=collectiona dn jjj=entry.
  explicit ApplicationId(std::string sid);

  // Constructor from XML.
  ApplicationId(const XmlElement& ele);

  // Write to XML.
  const XmlElement* xml() const;

};

}  // end namespace dial

#endif