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+++ b/SMART/Java/Python/Cpp/interval.hpp	Mon Apr 29 03:20:15 2013 -0400
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+#ifndef INTERVAL_HPP
+#define INTERVAL_HPP
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+using namespace std;
+
+typedef unsigned int Position;
+
+class Interval {
+
+    public:
+        Position start;
+        Position end;
+
+        Interval(unsigned int start = 0, unsigned int end = 0): start(start), end(end) { }
+
+        Interval(Interval &i): start(i.start), end(i.end) { }
+
+        bool include(Interval &interval) {
+            return ((start <= interval.start) && (end >= interval.end));
+        }
+
+        void writeBinary(ofstream &stream) {
+            stream.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&start), sizeof(Position));
+            stream.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&end),   sizeof(Position));
+        }
+
+        bool parseBinary(ifstream &stream) {
+            stream.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&start), sizeof(Position));
+            stream.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&end),   sizeof(Position));
+            return (! stream.eof());
+        }
+
+        friend bool operator==(const Interval &i1, const Interval &i2) {
+            return ((i1.start == i2.start) && (i1.start == i2.end));
+        }
+
+        friend bool operator<(const Interval &i1, const Interval &i2) {
+            if (i1.start < i2.start) return true;
+            return ((i1.start == i2.start) && (i1.end > i2.end));
+        }
+
+};
+
+#endif