//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Verve
// Copyright (C) 2014 - Violent Tulip
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
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// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
//
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//
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
// IN THE SOFTWARE.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifndef _VT_VSCENEOBJECTGROUP_H_
#define _VT_VSCENEOBJECTGROUP_H_

#ifndef _VT_VGROUP_H_
#include "Verve/Core/VGroup.h"
#endif

#ifndef _VT_TORQUE_SCENEOBJECT_H_
#include "Verve/Torque/TSceneObject.h"
#endif

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class VSceneObjectGroup : public VGroup
{
    typedef VGroup Parent;

public:

    // Reference Members.

    String                      mDataReference;
    VTorque::SceneObjectType   *mSceneObject;

public:

    VSceneObjectGroup( void );

    static void                         initPersistFields( void );

    // Reference Methods.
    
    VTorque::SceneObjectType   *getSceneObject( void );
    template <class T> inline bool getSceneObject( T *&pSceneObject )
    {
        // Reference Scene Object.
        pSceneObject = dynamic_cast<T*>( getSceneObject() );

        // Valid?
        return ( pSceneObject != NULL );
    }

    // Console Declaration.

    DECLARE_CONOBJECT( VSceneObjectGroup );
};

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#endif // _VT_VSCENEOBJECTGROUP_H_