// Created on: 2015-09-21
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#ifndef _GeomEvaluator_Curve_HeaderFile
#define _GeomEvaluator_Curve_HeaderFile

#include <Standard_Transient.hxx>
#include <Standard_Type.hxx>

class gp_Pnt;
class gp_Vec;

//! Interface for calculation of values and derivatives for different kinds of curves in 3D.
//! Works both with adaptors and curves.
class GeomEvaluator_Curve : public Standard_Transient
{
public:
  GeomEvaluator_Curve() {}

  //! Value of 3D curve
  virtual void D0(const Standard_Real theU,
                  gp_Pnt& theValue) const = 0;
  //! Value and first derivatives of curve
  virtual void D1(const Standard_Real theU,
                  gp_Pnt& theValue, gp_Vec& theD1) const = 0;
  //! Value, first and second derivatives of curve
  virtual void D2(const Standard_Real theU,
                  gp_Pnt& theValue, gp_Vec& theD1, gp_Vec& theD2) const = 0;
  //! Value, first, second and third derivatives of curve
  virtual void D3(const Standard_Real theU,
                  gp_Pnt& theValue, gp_Vec& theD1, gp_Vec& theD2, gp_Vec& theD3) const = 0;
  //! Calculates N-th derivatives of curve, where N = theDerU. Raises if N < 1
  virtual gp_Vec DN(const Standard_Real theU,
                    const Standard_Integer theDerU) const = 0;

  virtual Handle(GeomEvaluator_Curve) ShallowCopy() const = 0;

  DEFINE_STANDARD_RTTI_INLINE(GeomEvaluator_Curve,Standard_Transient)
};

DEFINE_STANDARD_HANDLE(GeomEvaluator_Curve, Standard_Transient)


#endif // _GeomEvaluator_Curve_HeaderFile
