#ifndef __EDGE_TYPE__
#define __EDGE_TYPE__

#include <string>
using std::string;

enum EdgeTypes { header=0, inheritance, association, composition, 
                 dependence, polymorphic, ownedElement,
                 aggregation, merged, none };

class EdgeType {
   EdgeTypes thisEdge;
public:
   EdgeType() : thisEdge(header) {}
   EdgeType(EdgeTypes l) : thisEdge(l) {}
   EdgeTypes getType() const { return thisEdge; }
   void setType(EdgeTypes t) { thisEdge = t; }
   string getString()  const { return convertToString(thisEdge); }
   static string convertToString(EdgeTypes t);
   static EdgeTypes EdgeType::convertToEnum(const string & s);
};
#endif