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+/*
+ * level_object.h - declaration of class levelObject
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Javier Serrano Polo <jasp00/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ * 
+ * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _LEVEL_OBJECT_H
+#define _LEVEL_OBJECT_H
+
+#include "midi_time.h"
+
+
+
+
+class levelObject
+{
+public:
+	virtual ~levelObject()
+	{
+	}
+
+	inline int minLevel( void ) const
+	{
+		return( m_minLevel );
+	}
+
+	inline int maxLevel( void ) const
+	{
+		return( m_maxLevel );
+	}
+
+	virtual void setLevel( int _level ) = 0;
+
+
+protected:
+	int m_minLevel;
+	int m_maxLevel;
+
+} ;
+
+
+
+
+#endif
+