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+++ b/Core/DicomFormat/DicomValue.h	Thu Jul 19 14:32:22 2012 +0200
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+/**
+ * Palantir - A Lightweight, RESTful DICOM Store
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Medical Physics Department, CHU of Liege,
+ * Belgium
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace Palantir
+{
+  class DicomValue : public boost::noncopyable
+  {
+  public:
+    virtual ~DicomValue()
+    {
+    }
+
+    virtual DicomValue* Clone() const = 0;
+
+    virtual std::string AsString() const = 0;
+
+    virtual bool IsNull() const
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+  };
+}