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// $Id: G4VHitsCollection.hh 67992 2013-03-13 10:59:57Z gcosmo $
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#ifndef G4VHitsCollection_h
#define G4VHitsCollection_h 1

class G4VHit;
#include "globals.hh"

// class description:
//
//  This is the base class of hits collection. The user is advised to
// use G4THitsCollection template class in case his/her collection is
// transient. While, in case the collection is persistent with ODBMS,
// the concrete collection class can be directly derived from this
// class.
//  Geant4 kernel will use this class methods.

class G4VHitsCollection 
{
  public:
      G4VHitsCollection();
      G4VHitsCollection(G4String detName,G4String colNam);
      virtual ~G4VHitsCollection();
      G4int operator==(const G4VHitsCollection &right) const;

      virtual void DrawAllHits();
      virtual void PrintAllHits();

  protected:

      // Collection name
      G4String collectionName;
      G4String SDname;

  public:
      inline G4String GetName()
      { return collectionName; }
      inline G4String GetSDname()
      { return SDname; }

  public:
      // GetHit and GetSize are given a default implementation here so
      // that the template G4THitsCollection can be used, but they
      // are re-implemented G4THitsCollection.
      virtual G4VHit* GetHit(size_t) const { return 0; } 
      virtual size_t GetSize() const { return 0; };

};

#endif