VECTOR.H

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#ifndef _VECTOR_H_
#define _VECTOR_H_

#include "Object.h"
#include <iostream>
namespace Affine {

/**
 * An affine point, which inherits from an affine object.
 */
class Vector : public Object
{
	public:
		/**
		 * Default constructor which creates itself as an affine point
		 * at the origin.
		 */
		Vector(const Scalar x=0.0, const Scalar y=0.0, const Scalar z=0.0);
		/**
		 * Copy constructor for base class
		 */
		Vector( const Object &source );

		/**
		 * Copy constructor.
		 */
		Vector( const Vector &source );

		/**
		 * The contructor, which is virtual so superclasses can inherit from
		 * it appropriately.
		 */
		virtual ~Vector();
		
		/**
		 * The assignment operator
		 * @param Other The other affine object you are assigning to this vector.
		 * @return Point A constant reference to *this;
		 */
		Vector &operator=( const Object &other );

		/**
		 * The assignment operator
		 * @param Other The other affine object you are assigning to this vector.
		 * @return Point A constant reference to *this;
		 */
		Vector &operator=( const Vector &other );
		/**
		 * overloaded output operator.
		 */
		friend const std::ostream &operator<<( std::ostream &out, const Vector &other ) {
			out << "{" << other[0] << ","
					<< other[1] << ","
					<< other[2] << ","
					<< other[3] << "}";
			return out;
		}
		
};

}//End namespace affine

#endif	//_VECTOR_H_