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ost::TypeManager Class Reference

This class manages the types for generation of the persistent objects. Type manager for persistence engine. More...

#include <persist.h>

List of all members.

Public Types

typedef std::map< std::string,
NewBaseObjectFunction
StringFunctionMap

Static Public Methods

void Add (const char *name, NewBaseObjectFunction construction)
 This adds a new construction function to the type manager. More...

void Remove (const char *name)
 And this one removes a type from the managers lists. More...

BaseObjectCreateInstanceOf (const char *name)
 This function creates a new object of the required type and returns a pointer to it. More...


Detailed Description

This class manages the types for generation of the persistent objects. Type manager for persistence engine.

Its data structures are managed automatically by the system. They are implicitly filled by the constructors who declare classes to the system.

Author:
Daniel Silverstone


Member Typedef Documentation

typedef std::map<std::string,NewBaseObjectFunction> ost::TypeManager::StringFunctionMap
 


Member Function Documentation

void ost::TypeManager::Add const char *   name,
NewBaseObjectFunction   construction
[static]
 

This adds a new construction function to the type manager.

BaseObject* ost::TypeManager::CreateInstanceOf const char *   name [static]
 

This function creates a new object of the required type and returns a pointer to it.

NULL is returned if we couldn't find the type

void ost::TypeManager::Remove const char *   name [static]
 

And this one removes a type from the managers lists.


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