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#ifndef ADC_STMSTATE_HXX
#define ADC_STMSTATE_HXX

// USED SERVICES
    // BASE CLASSES
    // COMPONENTS
    // PARAMETERS
class StmArrayStatus;

/** A StmStatus is a state within a StateMachine.
    There are two kinds of it.  Either its an array of pointers to
    other states within the state machine - an ArrayStatus.

    Or it is a BoundsStatus, which shows, the token cannot be
    followed further within the StateMachine.
**/
class StmStatus // := "State machine status"
{
  public:
    typedef intt        Branch;         /// Values >= 0 give a next #Status' ID.
                                        /// Values <= 0 tell, that a token is finished.
                                        /// a value < 0 returns the status back to an upper level state machine.
        // LIFECYCLE
    virtual             ~StmStatus() {}

        // OPERATIONS
    virtual StmArrayStatus *
                        AsArray();

        // INQUIRY
    virtual bool        IsADefault() const = 0;
};



#endif


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