#ifndef NOMDELEMENTS_SEEN
#define NOMDELEMENTS_SEEN

#include <string>
using namespace std;

// enum typedElement {beam, RFgun, drift, cell, bend, soleno, fit, snapshot, inconnu};

class nomdElements
{

 public :

  enum typedElement {beam, RFgun, drift, cell, bend, soleno, fit, snapshot, mpole, qpole, spole, inconnu};

 private : 

  typedElement e_;  // type entier (enum)
  std::string expandedName_;  // nom generique de l'element
  std::string genericLabel_; 
  unsigned nbParam_;   // nombre de parametres a saisir

  static   typedElement fromString(std::string s);
  static   typedElement fromGenericLabel(std::string s);
  static   std::string toExpandedName(typedElement eType);
  static   std::string toGenericLabel(typedElement eType);
  static   unsigned toNbParam(typedElement eType);

 public :
  
  nomdElements();
  nomdElements(nomdElements& ne);
  nomdElements(const nomdElements& ne);
  nomdElements(const std::string& s);
  nomdElements(typedElement& eType); 


  static int getNumberOfElements();
  static std::string getLabelFromType(typedElement tp);
  static typedElement getTypeFromLabel(std::string lb);

  typedElement getElementType() const;
  std::string getExpandedName() const;
  std::string getGenericLabel() const;
  unsigned getElementNbParameters() const;

  // operators
  
  nomdElements& operator= (const nomdElements& ne);


};
#endif