+#ifndef __DALI_TOOLKIT_INTERNAL_TEXT_LABEL_H__
+#define __DALI_TOOLKIT_INTERNAL_TEXT_LABEL_H__
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+// INTERNAL INCLUDES
+#include <dali-toolkit/public-api/controls/control-impl.h>
+#include <dali-toolkit/public-api/controls/text-controls/text-label.h>
+
+namespace Dali
+{
+
+namespace Toolkit
+{
+
+namespace Internal
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief A control which renders a short text string.
+ */
+class TextLabel : public Control
+{
+public:
+
+ // Properties
+ enum
+ {
+ TEXTLABEL_PROPERTY_START_INDEX = Control::CONTROL_PROPERTY_END_INDEX + 1,
+ TEXTLABEL_PROPERTY_END_INDEX = TEXTLABEL_PROPERTY_START_INDEX + 1000 ///< Reserving 1000 property indices
+ };
+
+ /**
+ * @copydoc Dali::Toollkit::TextLabel::New()
+ */
+ static Toolkit::TextLabel New();
+
+ /**
+ * @copydoc Dali::Toollkit::TextLabel::SetRenderer()
+ */
+ void SetRenderer( Text::RendererPtr renderer );
+
+ // Properties
+
+ /**
+ * Called when a property of an object of this type is set.
+ * @param[in] object The object whose property is set.
+ * @param[in] index The property index.
+ * @param[in] value The new property value.
+ */
+ static void SetProperty( BaseObject* object, Property::Index index, const Property::Value& value );
+
+ /**
+ * Called to retrieve a property of an object of this type.
+ * @param[in] object The object whose property is to be retrieved.
+ * @param[in] index The property index.
+ * @return The current value of the property.
+ */
+ static Property::Value GetProperty( BaseObject* object, Property::Index index );
+
+private: // From Control
+
+ /**
+ * @copydoc Control::OnInitialize()
+ */
+ virtual void OnInitialize();
+
+private: // Implementation
+
+ /**
+ * Construct a new TextLabel.
+ */
+ TextLabel();
+
+ /**
+ * A reference counted object may only be deleted by calling Unreference()
+ */
+ virtual ~TextLabel();
+
+private:
+
+ // Undefined copy constructor and assignment operators
+ TextLabel(const TextLabel&);
+ TextLabel& operator=(const TextLabel& rhs);
+
+private: // Data
+
+ // TODO - Use Controller/Model for storage
+ Text::RendererPtr mRenderer;
+ std::string mText;
+};
+
+} // namespace Internal
+
+// Helpers for public-api forwarding methods
+
+inline Toolkit::Internal::TextLabel& GetImpl( Toolkit::TextLabel& textLabel )
+{
+ DALI_ASSERT_ALWAYS(textLabel);
+
+ Dali::RefObject& handle = textLabel.GetImplementation();
+
+ return static_cast<Toolkit::Internal::TextLabel&>(handle);
+}
+
+inline const Toolkit::Internal::TextLabel& GetImpl( const Toolkit::TextLabel& textLabel )
+{
+ DALI_ASSERT_ALWAYS(textLabel);
+
+ const Dali::RefObject& handle = textLabel.GetImplementation();
+
+ return static_cast<const Toolkit::Internal::TextLabel&>(handle);
+}
+
+} // namespace Toolkit
+
+} // namespace Dali
+
+#endif // __DALI_TOOLKIT_INTERNAL_TEXT_LABEL_H__