WReader.h

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#ifndef WREADER_H
#define WREADER_H
 
#include <string>
 
#include "../exceptions/WDHNoSuchFile.h"
#include "../../common/WDefines.h"
 
/**
 * Read some data from a given file. This base class is just for file
 * management (file exists, etc.) Subclasses may use those mechanisms and
 * specify their file format which is not the purpose of this base class.
 * \ingroup dataHandler
 */
class WReader
{
public:
    /**
     * Creates a read object for file reading.
     *
     * \param fname path to file which should be loaded
     * \throws WDHNoSuchFile
     */
    explicit WReader( std::string fname );
 
    /**
     * Reset the file name and checks if it exists.
     *
     * \param fname file name
     * \throws WDHNoSuchFile
     * \deprecated use setFilename instead.
     */
    OW_API_DEPRECATED void setFileName( std::string fname );
 
    /**
     * Reset the file name and checks if it exists.
     *
     * \param fname file name
     * \throws WDHNoSuchFile
     */
    void setFilename( std::string fname );
 
protected:
    std::string m_fname; //!< Absolute path of the file to read from
 
private:
};
 
#endif  // WREADER_H