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  Module:    $RCSfile: vtkCullerCollection.h,v $

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// .NAME vtkCullerCollection - a list of Cullers
// .SECTION Description
// vtkCullerCollection represents and provides methods to manipulate a list
// of Cullers (i.e., vtkCuller and subclasses). The list is unsorted and
// duplicate entries are not prevented.

// .SECTION see also
// vtkCuller vtkCollection 

#ifndef __vtkCullerC_h
#define __vtkCullerC_h

#include "vtkCollection.h"
#include "vtkCuller.h" // for inline functions

class VTK_RENDERING_EXPORT vtkCullerCollection : public vtkCollection
{
 public:
  static vtkCullerCollection *New();
  vtkTypeRevisionMacro(vtkCullerCollection,vtkCollection);
  virtual void PrintSelf(ostream& os, vtkIndent indent);

  // Description:
  // Add an Culler to the list.
  void AddItem(vtkCuller *a) {
    this->vtkCollection::AddItem((vtkObject *)a);};

  // Description:
  // Get the next Culler in the list.
  vtkCuller *GetNextItem() { 
    return static_cast<vtkCuller *>(this->GetNextItemAsObject());};
  
  // Description:
  // Get the last Culler in the list.
  vtkCuller *GetLastItem();
  
  //BTX
  // Description: 
  // Reentrant safe way to get an object in a collection. Just pass the
  // same cookie back and forth. 
  vtkCuller *GetNextCuller(vtkCollectionSimpleIterator &cookie) {
    return static_cast<vtkCuller *>(this->GetNextItemAsObject(cookie));};
  //ETX

protected:
  vtkCullerCollection() {};
  ~vtkCullerCollection() {};
  

private:
  // hide the standard AddItem from the user and the compiler.
  void AddItem(vtkObject *o) { this->vtkCollection::AddItem(o); };

private:
  vtkCullerCollection(const vtkCullerCollection&);  // Not implemented.
  void operator=(const vtkCullerCollection&);  // Not implemented.
};


inline vtkCuller *vtkCullerCollection::GetLastItem() 
{ 
  if ( this->Bottom == NULL )
    {
    return NULL;
    }
  else
    {
    return static_cast<vtkCuller *>(this->Bottom->Item);
    }
}

#endif