//==================================================================
//	File: 		cAssociation.h
//	Author: 	Timothy A. Budd
//	Platform:	Cfront
//	Description: 	Interface of the comparable association
//			data abstraction
//	Copyright (c) 1992 by Timothy A. Budd, All Rights Reserved
//	Permission Granted for Duplication if not for profit
//==================================================================

# ifndef cAssociationH
# define cAssociationH

# include <ds/tables/association.h>

//
//	class cAssociation
//		a form of association that allows elements to be compared
//

template <class K, class V>
class cAssociation : public association<K, V> {
public:
	// constructor
	cAssociation(K initialKey, V initialValue);
	cAssociation(const cAssociation<K, V> & x);
};

template <class K, class V>
int operator < (cAssociation<K, V> & left, cAssociation<K, V> & right);

template <class K, class V>
int operator < (cAssociation<K, V> & left, K right);

# endif