<?php
//
// Definition of eZTemplateVariableElement class
//
// Created on: <01-Mar-2002 13:50:58 amos>
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/*!
  \class eZTemplateVariableElement eztemplatevariableelement.php
  \ingroup eZTemplateElements
  \brief Represents a variable element in the template tree.

  The element contains the variable and all it's operators.
*/

class eZTemplateVariableElement
{
    /*!
     Initializes the object with the value array and operators.
    */
    function eZTemplateVariableElement( $data )
    {
        $this->Variable = $data;
    }

    /*!
     Returns #variable.
    */
    function name()
    {
        return "#variable";
    }

    function serializeData()
    {
        return array( 'class_name' => 'eZTemplateVariableElement',
                      'parameters' => array( 'data' ),
                      'variables' => array( 'data' => 'Variable' ) );
    }

    /*!
     Process the variable with it's operators and appends the result to $text.
    */
    function process( $tpl, &$text, $nspace, $current_nspace )
    {
        $value = $tpl->elementValue( $this->Variable, $nspace );
        $tpl->appendElement( $text, $value, $nspace, $current_nspace );
    }

    /*!
     Returns the variable array.
    */
    function variable()
    {
        return $this->Variable;
    }

    /// The variable array
    public $Variable;
}

?>
