source: branches/HeuristicLab.Data Path DataTypes/HeuristicLab.Data/3.3/Path Types/PathValue.cs @ 9697

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using System.IO;
using HeuristicLab.Common;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Data {
  [Item("PathValue", "Represents a path.")]
  [StorableClass]
  public abstract class PathValue : StringValue {
    public override string Value {
      get { return base.Value; }
      set {
        if (value == null) value = string.Empty;
        value = value.TrimEnd(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
        base.Value = value;
      }
    }

    [StorableConstructor]
    protected PathValue(bool deserializing) : base(deserializing) { }
    protected PathValue(PathValue original, Cloner cloner) : base(original, cloner) { }

    protected PathValue()
      : base(string.Empty) { }

    public abstract bool Exists();
  }
}