//tails.h
#ifndef TAILS_H
#define TAILS_H
#include<iostream> //endl
#include<cstdlib> //rand
#include<fstream> //ofstream, ostream
using namespace std;

class Tails
  {
  public:
    Tails();
    ~Tails();
    Tails(const Tails & original);//copy constructor
    const Tails & operator=(const Tails & source);  //assignment 
    static ofstream & getOut(){return tailsout;}
    static void summary(ostream& out);
  private:
    int n;
    int ID; //each tail will have a different ID
    static int totalcount; 
      //incremented each time a tail is made
    static int defaultcount; 
      //incremented each time the default
      //constructor makes a tail
    static int copycount;
      //incremented each time the copy
      //constructor makes a tail
    static int currentcount;
      //the current number of tails in existence
    static ofstream tailsout; 
      //print messages to this file

  friend ostream & operator<<(ostream & fout,const Tails & t);
  }; //end Tails

#endif