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#pragma once

#include "../ComObject.h"

#include "EffectVariable11.h"

namespace SlimDX
{
	namespace Direct3D11
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Represents a string effect variable.
		/// </summary>
		/// <unmanaged>ID3DX11EffectStringVariable</unmanaged>
		public ref class EffectStringVariable : public EffectVariable
		{	
		private:
			ID3DX11EffectStringVariable* m_Pointer;
			
		internal:
			EffectStringVariable( ID3DX11EffectStringVariable* pointer );

		public:
			/// <summary>
			/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EffectStringVariable"/> class.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="pointer">A pointer to the unmanaged interface.</param>
			EffectStringVariable( System::IntPtr pointer );
			
			/// <summary>
			/// Gets the value of the variable.
			/// </summary>
			/// <returns>A string representing the value of the variable.</returns>
			System::String^ GetString();

			/// <summary>
			/// Gets an array of string values from the variable.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="values">An array of strings to hold the retrieved values.</param>
			/// <returns>A <see cref="SlimDX::Result"/> object describing the result of the operation.</returns>
			Result GetStringArray(array<System::String^>^ values);

			/// <summary>
			/// Gets an array of string values from the variable.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="values">An array of strings to hold the retrieved values.</param>
			/// <param name="offset">The offset into the array to begin storing values.</param>
			/// <param name="count">The number of values to get.</param>
			/// <returns>A <see cref="SlimDX::Result"/> object describing the result of the operation.</returns>
			Result GetStringArray(array<System::String^>^ values, int offset, int count);
		};
	}
};