MHierarchyInfo.h

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#ifndef _mdet_MHierarchyInfo_h_
#define _mdet_MHierarchyInfo_h_

namespace mdet {
  struct MHierarchyInfo {
    /*
     * These constants are likely to be used from other translation
     * units. Beware of the so-called "static initialization order
     * fiasco".
     * See
     * http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ctors.html#faq-10.16
     * and Danny Kalev's tip "30 C++ Tips in 30 Days: Tip # 25 overcoming static 
     * initialization dependencies"
     * http://www.informit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?uk=30-C-Tips-in-30-Days-Tip-25-overcoming-static-initialization-dependencies
     * where this particular usage was discussed by Kalev and the author.
     *
     * XXX Is it better to define here, as well, an enumeration so as to use it to index the arrays?
     */ 
    static const char* const kComponentsIds[13];
    static const char* const kComponentsNames[13];
  };

}

#endif // _mdet_MHierarchyInfo_h_