#ifndef ABSTRACTELEMENTDEFINITION_SEEN
#define ABSTRACTELEMENTDEFINITION_SEEN

#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>

#include "nomdElements.h"

using namespace std;

class abstractElement
{
 protected :
  
  bool parmelaOk_;
  bool transportOk_;
  int nbParam_;
  string* parametersString_;
  //  double phaseStep_; // a recuperer dans les parametres globaux (methode setPhaseStep)
  double phaseStepMax_;

  double defaultLength_;
  double defaultAperture_;

  string label_;
  nomdElements elementName_;

  double lenghtElem_; // cm
  double aperture_; // cm

  double stepmaxcm_;
  //  bool curvedTrajectory_;

  void setDefaultValues();
  void setDefaults();

 public :

  abstractElement();
  abstractElement(string lab);
  virtual ~abstractElement();

  void setParameters(double ll,double aper);
  void setLabel(string lab);
  string getLabel() const;
  //  typedElement getName() const;
  nomdElements getName() const;

  //  string getNameOfElement();
  //  string getNameString() const;

  double getLenghtOfElement() const;
  int getNbParams() const;  
  bool is_parmela_element() const;
  bool is_transport_element() const;

  virtual void setPhaseStep(double);
  virtual double getInitialKineticEnergy() const;

  virtual void setParametersString(string* param) = 0;
  virtual string* getParametersString() const = 0;
  virtual string parmelaOutputFlow() const = 0;
  virtual string transportOutputFlow() const = 0;
  virtual string FileOutputFlow() const = 0;
  virtual void FileInput(ifstream& ifs) = 0;
};
#endif