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Class
    Foam::IOdictionary

Description
    IOdictionary is derived from dictionary and IOobject to give the
    dictionary automatic IO functionality via the objectRegistry.  To facilitate
    IO, IOdictioanry is provided with a constructor from IOobject and writeData
    and write functions.

SourceFiles
    IOdictionary.C
    IOdictionaryIO.C

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#ifndef IOdictionary_H
#define IOdictionary_H

#include "dictionary.H"
#include "regIOobject.H"

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namespace Foam
{

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                           Class IOdictionary Declaration
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class IOdictionary
:
    public regIOobject,
    public dictionary
{

public:

    TypeName("dictionary");


    // Constructors

        //- Construct given an IOobject
        IOdictionary(const IOobject&);

        //- Construct given an IOobject and dictionary
        IOdictionary(const IOobject&, const dictionary&);


    // Destructor

        virtual ~IOdictionary();


    // Member functions

        //- Name function is needed to disambiguate those inherited
        //  from regIOobject and dictionary
        const word& name() const;

        //- ReadData function required for regIOobject read operation
        bool readData(Istream&);

        //- WriteData function required for regIOobject write operation
        bool writeData(Ostream&) const;


    // Member operators

        //- Assignment of other IOdictionary's entries to this IOdictionary
        void operator=(const IOdictionary&);
};


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} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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