// -*- mode: C++; c-indent-level: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
//
// Symbol.h: Rcpp R/C++ interface class library -- access R environments
//
// Copyright (C) 2010 - 2011 Dirk Eddelbuettel and Romain Francois
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#ifndef Rcpp_Symbol_h
#define Rcpp_Symbol_h

#include <RcppCommon.h>
#include <Rcpp/RObject.h>

namespace Rcpp{ 

    class Symbol: public RObject{
    public:

        /**
         * wraps the SEXP into a Symbol object. 
         * 
         * @param m_sexp Accepted SEXP types are SYMSXP, CHARSXP and STRSXP
         * in the last case, the first element of the character vector 
         * is silently used
         */
        Symbol(SEXP x) ;
    
        /**
         *
         */
        Symbol(const std::string& symbol) ;
    
        Symbol( const Symbol& other) ;
        Symbol& operator=(const Symbol& other) ;
    
        /**
         * Nothing specific
         */ 
        ~Symbol() ;

        inline const char* c_str(){ return CHAR(PRINTNAME(m_sexp)) ; }
    };

} // namespace Rcpp

#endif
