API-Documentation for Sword 1.5.10

00001 /******************************************************************************
00002 *  swobject.h  - definition for SWObject used as lowest base class for many
00003 *       SWORD objects
00004 *
00005 * $Id: swobject.h 1790 2005-05-03 03:49:04Z scribe $
00006 *
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00011 *
00012 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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00014 * Free Software Foundation version 2.
00015 *
00016 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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00020 *
00021 */
00022 
00023 #ifndef SWOBJECT_H
00024 #define SWOBJECT_H
00025 
00026 #include <defs.h>
00027 
00028 SWORD_NAMESPACE_START
00029 #define SWDYNAMIC_CAST(className, object) (className *)((object)?((object->getClass()->isAssignableFrom(#className))?object:0):0)
00030 
00034 class SWDLLEXPORT SWClass {
00035 private:
00036         const char **descends;
00037 
00038 public:
00039         SWClass(const char **descends) {
00040                 this->descends = descends;
00041         }
00042 
00043         bool isAssignableFrom(const char *className) const;
00044 };
00045 
00051 class SWObject {
00052 protected:
00053         SWClass * myclass;
00054      
00055 public:
00059         const SWClass *getClass () const {
00060                 return myclass;
00061         }
00062 };
00063 
00064 SWORD_NAMESPACE_END
00065 #endif