#ifndef LocalizedString_H
#define LocalizedString_H

class ILocalizedStringImpl
{
public:
	virtual ~ILocalizedStringImpl() { }
	virtual void Load( const RString& sGroup, const RString& sName ) = 0;
	virtual const RString &GetLocalized() const = 0;
};
/** @brief Get a String based on the user's natural language. */
class LocalizedString
{
public:
	LocalizedString( const RString& sGroup = "", const RString& sName = "" );
	~LocalizedString();
	void Load( const RString& sGroup, const RString& sName );
	operator const RString &() const { return GetValue(); }
	const RString &GetValue() const;

	typedef ILocalizedStringImpl *(*MakeLocalizer)();
	static void RegisterLocalizer( MakeLocalizer pFunc );

private:
	void CreateImpl();
	RString m_sGroup, m_sName;
	ILocalizedStringImpl *m_pImpl;
	// Swallow up warnings. If they must be used, define them.
	LocalizedString& operator=(const LocalizedString& rhs);
};

#endif

/**
 * @file
 * @author Chris Danford, Glenn Maynard (c) 2001-2005
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