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#ifndef __itkLogger_h
#define __itkLogger_h

#include "itkLoggerBase.h"

namespace itk
{
/** \class Logger
 *  \brief Used for logging information during a run.
 *
 * \author Hee-Su Kim, Compute Science Dept. Kyungpook National University,
 *                     ISIS Center, Georgetown University.
 *
 *
 * \ingroup OSSystemObjects LoggingObjects
 * \ingroup ITKCommon
 */

class ITKCommon_EXPORT Logger:public LoggerBase
{
public:
  typedef Logger                     Self;
  typedef LoggerBase                 Superclass;
  typedef SmartPointer< Self >       Pointer;
  typedef SmartPointer< const Self > ConstPointer;

  /** Run-time type information (and related methods). */
  itkTypeMacro(Logger, Object);

  /** New macro for creation of through a Smart Pointer */
  itkNewMacro(Self);

protected:

  /** Constructor */
  Logger() {}

  /** Destructor */
  virtual ~Logger() {}

private:
  Logger(const Self &);         //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self &); //purposely not implemented
};                              // class Logger
} // namespace itk

#endif  // __itkLogger_h
