#ifndef TELEOB_H
#define TELEOB_H

#include "MudObject.h"

//! a possibly tele-present object. contains the object itself, its position, and its index.
class TeleObject : public common {
 public:
   MudObject *what;
   int nth;
   MudObject *where;

  bool operator!() const {
    return !what;
  }

   MudObject *operator->() {
    return what;
  }

   const MudObject *operator->() const {
     return what;
   }

   MudObject *operator*()  {
    return what;
  }

   const MudObject *operator*() const {
     return what;
   }

  bool operator==(const TeleObject &ob) const {
    if (what != ob.what) return 0;
    if (nth != ob.nth) return 0;
    if (where != ob.where) return 0;
    return 1;
  }

  bool operator<(const TeleObject &ob) const {
    if (strcmp(what->id, ob.what->id)<0) return 1;
    if (nth < ob.nth) return 1;
    return 0;
  }

   operator MudObject *() {
     return what;
   }

   TeleObject(const TeleObject &c) : what(c.what), nth(c.nth), where(c.where) {
   }

  TeleObject(MudObject *wh, MudObject *ob, int nn): what(ob), nth(nn), where(wh) {
  }

  TeleObject(MudObject *real) {
    if (!real) {
      what = where = 0;
      nth = 0;
      return;
    }
    what = real;
    if (real)
      where = real->owner;
    else
      where = 0;
    nth = 0;
  }

  TeleObject() {
    what = 0;
    where = 0;
    nth = 0;
  }

  virtual ~TeleObject() {
  }
};
#endif