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#ifndef AEGIS_AER_EXPR_POWER_H
#define AEGIS_AER_EXPR_POWER_H

#include <libaegis/aer/expr.h>


/**
  * The rpt_expr_power class is used to represent a syntax
  * tree power (exponentiation) expression node.
  */
class rpt_expr_power:
    public rpt_expr
{
public:
    /**
      * The destructor.
      */
    virtual ~rpt_expr_power();

private:
    /**
      * The constructor.  It's private on purpose, use the "create"
      * class method instead.
      */
    rpt_expr_power(const rpt_expr::pointer &lhs,
        const rpt_expr::pointer &rhs);

public:
    /**
      * The create class method is used to create new dynamically
      * allocated instance of this class.
      */
    static rpt_expr::pointer create(const rpt_expr::pointer &lhs,
        const rpt_expr::pointer &rhs);

protected:
    // See base class for documentation.
    rpt_value::pointer evaluate() const;

private:
    /**
      * The default constructor.  Do not use.
      */
    rpt_expr_power();

    /**
      * The copy constructor.  Do not use.
      */
    rpt_expr_power(const rpt_expr_power &);

    /**
      * The assignment operator.  Do not use.
      */
    rpt_expr_power &operator=(const rpt_expr_power &);
};

#endif // AEGIS_AER_EXPR_POWER_H