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/**
 * @file    Delay.h
 * @brief   Definition of Delay.
 * @author  Sarah Keating
 * 
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 *
 * @class Delay
 * @sbmlbrief{core} A delay on the time of execution of an SBML <em>event</em>.
 *
 * An Event object defines when the event can occur, the variables that
 * are affected by the event, and how the variables are affected.  The
 * effect of the event can optionally be delayed after the occurrence of
 * the condition which invokes it.  An event delay is defined using an
 * object of class Delay.
 *
 * The object class Delay is derived from SBase and adds a single
 * subelement called "math".  This subelement is used to hold MathML
 * content.  The mathematical formula represented by "math" must evaluate
 * to a numerical value.  It is used as the length of time between when the
 * event is @em triggered and when the event's assignments are
 * actually @em executed.  If no delay is present on a given Event, a time
 * delay of zero is assumed.
 *
 * The expression in "math" must be evaluated at the time the event is @em
 * triggered.  The expression must always evaluate to a nonnegative number
 * (otherwise, a nonsensical situation could arise where an event is
 * defined to execute before it is triggered!).
 *
 * @section delay-units The units of the mathematical expression in a Delay
 *
 * In SBML Level&nbsp;2 versions before Version&nbsp;4, the units of the
 * numerical value computed by the Delay's "math" expression are @em
 * required to be in units of time, or the model is considered to have a
 * unit consistency error.  In Level&nbsp;2 Version&nbsp;4 as well as SBML
 * Level&nbsp;3, this requirement is relaxed; these
 * specifications only stipulate that the units of the numerical value
 * computed by a Delay instance's "math" expression @em should match the
 * model's units of time (meaning the definition of the @c time units in
 * the model).  LibSBML respects these requirements, and depending on
 * whether an earlier Version of SBML Level&nbsp;2 is in use, libSBML may
 * or may not flag unit inconsistencies as errors or merely warnings.
 *
 * Note that <em>units are not predefined or assumed</em> for the contents
 * of "math" in a Delay object; rather, they must be defined explicitly for
 * each instance of a Delay object in a model.  This is an important point
 * to bear in mind when literal numbers are used in delay expressions.  For
 * example, the following Event instance would result in a warning logged
 * by SBMLDocument::checkConsistency() about the fact that libSBML cannot
 * verify the consistency of the units of the expression.  The reason is
 * that the formula inside the "math" element does not have any declared
 * units, whereas what is expected in this context is units of time:
 * @verbatim
<model>
    ...
    <listOfEvents>
        <event useValuesFromTriggerTime="true">
            ...
            <delay>
                <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">
                    <cn> 1 </cn>
                </math>
            </delay>
            ...
        </event>
    </listOfEvents>
    ...
</model>
@endverbatim
 * 
 * The <code>&lt;cn&gt; 1 &lt;/cn&gt;</code> within the mathematical formula
 * of the @c delay above has <em>no units declared</em>.  To make the
 * expression have the needed units of time, literal numbers should be
 * avoided in favor of defining Parameter objects for each quantity, and
 * declaring units for the Parameter values.  The following fragment of
 * SBML illustrates this approach:
 * @verbatim
<model>
    ...
    <listOfParameters>
        <parameter id="transcriptionDelay" value="10" units="second"/>
    </listOfParameters>
    ...
    <listOfEvents>
        <event useValuesFromTriggerTime="true">
            ...
            <delay>
                <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">
                    <ci> transcriptionDelay </ci>
                </math>
            </delay>
            ...
        </event>
    </listOfEvents>
    ...
</model>
@endverbatim
 *
 * In SBML Level&nbsp;3, an alternative approach is available in the form
 * of the @c units attribute, which SBML Level&nbsp;3 allows to appear on
 * MathML @c cn elements.  The value of this attribute can be used to
 * indicate the unit of measurement to be associated with the number in the
 * content of a @c cn element.  The attribute is named @c units but,
 * because it appears inside MathML element (which is in the XML namespace
 * for MathML and not the namespace for SBML), it must always be prefixed
 * with an XML namespace prefix for an SBML Level&nbsp;3
 * namespace.  The following is an example of this approach:
 * @verbatim
<model timeUnits="second" ...>
    ...
    <listOfEvents>
        <event useValuesFromTriggerTime="true">
            ...
            <delay>
                <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"
                      xmlns:sbml="http://www.sbml.org/sbml/level3/version1/core">
                    <cn sbml:units="second"> 10 </cn>
                </math>
            </delay>
            ...
        </event>
    </listOfEvents>
    ...
</model>
@endverbatim
 *
 * @section delay-restrictions Restrictions relaxed in SBML Level&nbsp;3 Version&nbsp;2
 * 
 * In SBML Level&nbsp;3 Version&nbsp;2, the requirement that a Delay
 * have a "math" subelement was relaxed, making it optional.  In
 * this case, the Delay remains undefined, and unless that information
 * is provided in some other form (such as with an SBML Level&nbsp;3
 * package), the Event behaves as if it had no Delay.
 */

/**
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 *
 * @class doc_delay_units
 *
 * @par
 * Delay elements in SBML express a time delay for an Event.  Beginning
 * with SBML Level&nbsp;2 Version&nbsp;2, the units of that time are
 * calculated based on the mathematical expression and the model quantities
 * referenced by <code>&lt;ci&gt;</code> elements used within that
 * expression.  (In SBML Level&nbsp;2 Version&nbsp;1, there exists an
 * attribute on Event called "timeUnits".  This attribute can be used to set
 * the units of the Delay expression explicitly.)  The method
 * Delay::getDerivedUnitDefinition() returns what libSBML computes the units
 * to be, to the extent that libSBML can compute them.
 *
 *
 * @class doc_warning_delay_math_literals
 *
 * @warning <span class="warning">Note that it is possible the "math"
 * expression in the Delay contains literal numbers or parameters with
 * undeclared units.  In those cases, it is not possible to calculate the
 * units of the overall expression without making assumptions.  LibSBML does
 * not make assumptions about the units, and
 * Delay::getDerivedUnitDefinition() only returns the units as far as it is
 * able to determine them.  For example, in an expression <em>X + Y</em>, if
 * <em>X</em> has unambiguously-defined units and <em>Y</em> does not, it
 * will return the units of <em>X</em>.  When using this method, <strong>it
 * is critical that callers also invoke the method</strong>
 * Delay::containsUndeclaredUnits() <strong>to determine whether this
 * situation holds</strong>.  Callers should take suitable action in those
 * situations.</span>
 *
 */

#ifndef Delay_h
#define Delay_h


#include <sbml/common/extern.h>
#include <sbml/common/sbmlfwd.h>


#ifdef __cplusplus


#include <string>

#include <sbml/SBase.h>

LIBSBML_CPP_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

class ASTNode;
class SBMLVisitor;


class LIBSBML_EXTERN Delay : public SBase
{
public:

  /**
   * Creates a new Delay using the given SBML @p level and @p version
   * values.
   *
   * @param level an unsigned int, the SBML Level to assign to this Delay.
   *
   * @param version an unsigned int, the SBML Version to assign to this
   * Delay.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_throw_exception_lv
   *
   * @copydetails doc_note_setting_lv
   */
  Delay (unsigned int level, unsigned int version);


  /**
   * Creates a new Delay using the given SBMLNamespaces object
   * @p sbmlns.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_what_are_sbmlnamespaces
   *
   * @param sbmlns an SBMLNamespaces object.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_throw_exception_namespace
   *
   * @copydetails doc_note_setting_lv
   */
  Delay (SBMLNamespaces* sbmlns);


  /**
   * Destroys this Delay.
   */
  virtual ~Delay ();


  /**
   * Copy constructor; creates a copy of this Delay.
   *
   * @param orig the object to copy.
   */
  Delay (const Delay& orig);


  /**
   * Assignment operator for Delay.
   *
   * @param rhs the object whose values are used as the basis of the
   * assignment.
   */
  Delay& operator=(const Delay& rhs);


  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */
  /**
   * Accepts the given SBMLVisitor for this instance of Delay.
   *
   * @param v the SBMLVisitor instance to be used.
   *
   * @return the result of calling <code>v.visit()</code>.
   */
  virtual bool accept (SBMLVisitor& v) const;
  /** @endcond */


  /**
   * Creates and returns a deep copy of this Delay object.
   *
   * @return the (deep) copy of this Delay object.
   */
  virtual Delay* clone () const;


  /**
   * Get the mathematical formula for the delay and return it
   * as an AST.
   * 
   * @return the math of this Delay, or @c NULL if the math is not set.
   */
  virtual const ASTNode* getMath () const;


  /**
   * Predicate to test whether the formula for this delay is set.
   *
   * @return @c true if the formula (meaning the @c math subelement) of
   * this Delay is set, @c false otherwise.
   */
  bool isSetMath () const;


  /**
   * Sets the delay expression of this Delay instance to a copy of the given
   * ASTNode.
   *
   * @param math an ASTNode representing a formula tree.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_INVALID_OBJECT, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int setMath (const ASTNode* math);


  /**
   * Calculates and returns a UnitDefinition that expresses the units
   * of measurement assumed for the "math" expression of this Delay.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_delay_units
   *
   * @copydetails doc_note_unit_inference_depends_on_model 
   *
   * @copydetails doc_warning_delay_math_literals
   * 
   * @return a UnitDefinition that expresses the units of the math 
   * expression of this Delay, or @c NULL if one cannot be constructed.
   *
   * @see containsUndeclaredUnits()
   */
  UnitDefinition * getDerivedUnitDefinition();


  /**
   * Calculates and returns a UnitDefinition that expresses the units
   * of measurement assumed for the "math" expression of this Delay.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_delay_units
   *
   * @copydetails doc_note_unit_inference_depends_on_model 
   *
   * @copydetails doc_warning_delay_math_literals
   * 
   * @return a UnitDefinition that expresses the units of the math 
   * expression of this Delay, or @c NULL if one cannot be constructed.
   *
   * @see containsUndeclaredUnits()
   */
  const UnitDefinition * getDerivedUnitDefinition() const;


  /**
   * Predicate returning @c true if the "math" expression in this Delay
   * instance contains parameters with undeclared units or literal numbers.
   * 
   * @copydetails doc_delay_units
   *
   * If the expression contains literal numbers or parameters with undeclared
   * units, <strong>libSBML may not be able to compute the full units of the
   * expression</strong> and will only return what it can compute.  Callers
   * should always use Delay::containsUndeclaredUnits() when using
   * Delay::getDerivedUnitDefinition() to decide whether the returned units
   * may be incomplete.
   * 
   * @return @c true if the math expression of this Delay includes
   * numbers/parameters with undeclared units, @c false otherwise.
   *
   * @note A return value of @c true indicates that the UnitDefinition
   * returned by Delay::getDerivedUnitDefinition() may not accurately
   * represent the units of the expression.
   *
   * @see getDerivedUnitDefinition()
   */
  bool containsUndeclaredUnits();


  /**
   * Predicate returning @c true if the "math" expression in this Delay
   * instance contains parameters with undeclared units or literal numbers.
   * 
   * @copydetails doc_delay_units
   *
   * If the expression contains literal numbers or parameters with undeclared
   * units, <strong>libSBML may not be able to compute the full units of the
   * expression</strong> and will only return what it can compute.  Callers
   * should always use Delay::containsUndeclaredUnits() when using
   * Delay::getDerivedUnitDefinition() to decide whether the returned units
   * may be incomplete.
   *
   * @return @c true if the math expression of this Delay includes
   * numbers/parameters with undeclared units, @c false otherwise.
   *
   * @note A return value of @c true indicates that the UnitDefinition
   * returned by Delay::getDerivedUnitDefinition() may not accurately
   * represent the units of the expression.
   *
   * @see getDerivedUnitDefinition()
   */
  bool containsUndeclaredUnits() const;


  /**
   * Returns the libSBML type code of this object instance.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_what_are_typecodes
   *
   * @return the SBML type code for this object:
   * @sbmlconstant{SBML_DELAY, SBMLTypeCode_t} (default).
   *
   * @copydetails doc_warning_typecodes_not_unique
   *
   * @see getElementName()
   * @see getPackageName()
   */
  virtual int getTypeCode () const;


  /**
   * Returns the XML element name of this object, which for Delay, is
   * always @c "delay".
   * 
   * @return the name of this element, i.e., @c "delay".
   *
   * @see getTypeCode()
   */
  virtual const std::string& getElementName () const;


  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */
  /**
   * Returns the position of this element.
   * 
   * @return the ordinal position of the element with respect to its
   * siblings or -1 (default) to indicate the position is not significant.
   */
  virtual int getElementPosition () const;
  /** @endcond */


  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */
  /**
   * Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained
   * SBML objects as XML elements.  Be sure to call your parent's
   * implementation of this method as well.
   */
  virtual void writeElements (XMLOutputStream& stream) const;
  /** @endcond */


  /**
   * Predicate returning @c true if
   * all the required elements for this Delay object
   * have been set.
   *
   * @note The required elements for a Delay object are:
   * @li "math" inSBML Level&nbsp;2 and Level&nbsp;3 Version&nbsp;1.  
   *     (In SBML Level&nbsp;3 Version&nbsp;2+, it is no longer required.)
   *
   * @return a boolean value indicating whether all the required
   * elements for this object have been defined.
   */
  virtual bool hasRequiredElements() const;


  /**
   * Finds this Delay's Event parent and calls unsetDelay() on it, indirectly
   * deleting itself.
   *
   * Overridden from the SBase function since the parent is not a ListOf.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int removeFromParentAndDelete();


  /**
   * @copydoc doc_renamesidref_common
   */
  virtual void renameSIdRefs(const std::string& oldid, const std::string& newid);


  /**
   * @copydoc doc_renameunitsidref_common
   */
  virtual void renameUnitSIdRefs(const std::string& oldid, const std::string& newid);


  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */
  /**
   * Replace all nodes with the name 'id' from the child 'math' object with the provided function. 
   *
   */
  virtual void replaceSIDWithFunction(const std::string& id, const ASTNode* function);
  /** @endcond */


  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */
  /*
   * Function to set/get an identifier for unit checking
   */
  std::string getInternalId() const { return mInternalId; };
  void setInternalId(std::string id) { mInternalId = id; };
  /** @endcond */




  #ifndef SWIG



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Gets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to retrieve.
   *
   * @param value, the address of the value to record.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int getAttribute(const std::string& attributeName, bool& value)
    const;

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Gets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to retrieve.
   *
   * @param value, the address of the value to record.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int getAttribute(const std::string& attributeName, int& value) const;

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Gets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to retrieve.
   *
   * @param value, the address of the value to record.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int getAttribute(const std::string& attributeName,
                           double& value) const;

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Gets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to retrieve.
   *
   * @param value, the address of the value to record.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int getAttribute(const std::string& attributeName,
                           unsigned int& value) const;

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Gets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to retrieve.
   *
   * @param value, the address of the value to record.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int getAttribute(const std::string& attributeName,
                           std::string& value) const;

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Gets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to retrieve.
   *
   * @param value, the address of the value to record.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int getAttribute(const std::string& attributeName,
                           const char* value) const;

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Predicate returning @c true if this Delay's attribute "attributeName" is
   * set.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to query.
   *
   * @return @c true if this Delay's attribute "attributeName" has been set,
   * otherwise @c false is returned.
   */
  virtual bool isSetAttribute(const std::string& attributeName) const;

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Sets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @param value, the value of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int setAttribute(const std::string& attributeName, bool value);

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Sets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @param value, the value of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int setAttribute(const std::string& attributeName, int value);

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Sets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @param value, the value of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int setAttribute(const std::string& attributeName, double value);

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Sets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @param value, the value of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int setAttribute(const std::string& attributeName,
                           unsigned int value);

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Sets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @param value, the value of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int setAttribute(const std::string& attributeName,
                           const std::string& value);

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Sets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @param value, the value of the attribute to set.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int setAttribute(const std::string& attributeName, const char*
    value);

  /** @endcond */



  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */

  /**
   * Unsets the value of the "attributeName" attribute of this Delay.
   *
   * @param attributeName, the name of the attribute to query.
   *
   * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
   * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED, OperationReturnValues_t}
   */
  virtual int unsetAttribute(const std::string& attributeName);

  /** @endcond */




  #endif /* !SWIG */


protected:
  /** @cond doxygenLibsbmlInternal */
  /**
   * Subclasses should override this method to read (and store) XHTML,
   * MathML, etc. directly from the XMLInputStream.
   *
   * @return @c true if the subclass read from the stream, @c false otherwise.
   */
  virtual bool readOtherXML (XMLInputStream& stream);

  /**
   * Create and return an SBML object of this class, if present.
   *
   * @return the SBML object corresponding to next XMLToken in the
   * XMLInputStream or @c NULL if the token was not recognized.
   */
//  virtual SBase* createObject (XMLInputStream& stream);


  /**
   * Subclasses should override this method to get the list of
   * expected attributes.
   * This function is invoked from corresponding readAttributes()
   * function.
   */
  virtual void addExpectedAttributes(ExpectedAttributes& attributes);


  /**
   * Subclasses should override this method to read values from the given
   * XMLAttributes set into their specific fields.  Be sure to call your
   * parent's implementation of this method as well.
   */
  virtual void readAttributes (const XMLAttributes& attributes,
                               const ExpectedAttributes& expectedAttributes);

  void readL2Attributes (const XMLAttributes& attributes);
  
  void readL3Attributes (const XMLAttributes& attributes);


  /**
   * Subclasses should override this method to write their XML attributes
   * to the XMLOutputStream.  Be sure to call your parent's implementation
   * of this method as well.
   */
  virtual void writeAttributes (XMLOutputStream& stream) const;


  ASTNode*     mMath;

  /* internal id used by unit checking */
  std::string mInternalId;

  /* the validator classes need to be friends to access the 
   * protected constructor that takes no arguments
   */
  friend class Validator;
  friend class ConsistencyValidator;
  friend class IdentifierConsistencyValidator;
  friend class InternalConsistencyValidator;
  friend class L1CompatibilityValidator;
  friend class L2v1CompatibilityValidator;
  friend class L2v2CompatibilityValidator;
  friend class L2v3CompatibilityValidator;
  friend class L2v4CompatibilityValidator;
  friend class MathMLConsistencyValidator;
  friend class ModelingPracticeValidator;
  friend class OverdeterminedValidator;
  friend class SBOConsistencyValidator;
  friend class UnitConsistencyValidator;

  /** @endcond */
};

LIBSBML_CPP_NAMESPACE_END

#endif  /* __cplusplus */


#ifndef SWIG

LIBSBML_CPP_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
BEGIN_C_DECLS

/**
 * Creates a new Delay_t structure using the given SBML @p level
 * and @p version values.
 *
 * @param level an unsigned int, the SBML Level to assign to this
 * Delay_t.
 *
 * @param version an unsigned int, the SBML Version to assign to this
 * Delay_t.
 *
 * @return a pointer to the newly created Delay_t structure.
 *
 * @copydetails doc_note_setting_lv
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
Delay_t *
Delay_create (unsigned int level, unsigned int version);


/**
 * Creates a new Delay_t structure using the given
 * SBMLNamespaces_t structure.
 *
 * @param sbmlns SBMLNamespaces_t, a pointer to an SBMLNamespaces_t structure
 * to assign to this Delay_t.
 *
 * @return a pointer to the newly created Delay_t structure.
 *
 * @copydetails doc_note_setting_lv
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
Delay_t *
Delay_createWithNS (SBMLNamespaces_t *sbmlns);


/**
 * Frees the given Delay_t structure.
 *
 * @param d the Delay_t structure to free.
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
void
Delay_free (Delay_t *d);


/**
 * Creates and returns a deep copy of the given Delay_t structure.
 *
 * @param d the Delay_t structure to copy.
 *
 * @return a (deep) copy of the given Delay_t structure @p t.
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
Delay_t *
Delay_clone (const Delay_t *d);


/**
 * Returns a list of XMLNamespaces_t associated with this Delay_t
 * structure.
 *
 * @param d the Delay_t structure.
 * 
 * @return pointer to the XMLNamespaces_t structure associated with 
 * this structure
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
const XMLNamespaces_t *
Delay_getNamespaces(Delay_t *d);


/**
 * Get the mathematical formula for a Delay_t structure and return it as
 * as an ASTNode_t structure.
 *
 * @param d the Delay_t structure to query.
 * 
 * @return an ASTNode_t structure representing the expression tree.
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
const ASTNode_t *
Delay_getMath (const Delay_t *d);


/**
 * Predicate to test whether the formula for the given Delay_t structure
 * is set.
 *
 * @param d the Delay_t structure to query.
 *
 * @return @c 1 (true) if the formula (meaning the @c math subelement) of
 * this Delay_t is set, @c 0 (false) otherwise.
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
int
Delay_isSetMath (const Delay_t *d);


/**
 * Sets the delay expression of the given Delay_t instance to a copy of the
 * given ASTNode_t structure.
 *
 * @param d the Delay_t structure to set.
 * @param math an ASTNode_t representing a formula tree.
 *
 * @copydetails doc_returns_success_code
 * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_OPERATION_SUCCESS, OperationReturnValues_t}
 * @li @sbmlconstant{LIBSBML_INVALID_OBJECT, OperationReturnValues_t}
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
int
Delay_setMath (Delay_t *d, const ASTNode_t *math);


/**
 * Calculates and returns a UnitDefinition_t that expresses the units
 * returned by the math expression of this Delay_t.
 *
 * @return a UnitDefinition_t that expresses the units of the math 
 * expression of this Delay_t.
 *
 * Note that the functionality that facilitates unit analysis depends 
 * on the model as a whole.  Thus, in cases where the structure has not 
 * been added to a model or the model itself is incomplete,
 * unit analysis is not possible and this method will return @c NULL.
 *
 * @note The units are calculated by applying the mathematics 
 * from the expression to the units of the &lt;ci&gt; elements used 
 * within the expression. Where there are parameters/numbers
 * with undeclared units the UnitDefinition_t returned by this
 * function may not accurately represent the units of the expression.
 *
 * @see Delay_containsUndeclaredUnits()
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
UnitDefinition_t * 
Delay_getDerivedUnitDefinition(Delay_t *d);


/**
 * Predicate returning @c 1 (true) or @c 0 (false) depending on whether 
 * the math expression of this Delay_t contains
 * parameters/numbers with undeclared units.
 * 
 * @return @c 1 (true) if the math expression of this Delay_t
 * includes parameters/numbers 
 * with undeclared units, @c 0 (false) otherwise.
 *
 * @note a return value of @c 1 (true) indicates that the UnitDefinition_t
 * returned by the getDerivedUnitDefinition function may not 
 * accurately represent the units of the expression.
 *
 * @see Delay_getDerivedUnitDefinition()
 *
 * @memberof Delay_t
 */
LIBSBML_EXTERN
int 
Delay_containsUndeclaredUnits(Delay_t *d);

END_C_DECLS
LIBSBML_CPP_NAMESPACE_END

#endif  /* !SWIG */
#endif  /* Delay_h */