libUTL++
utl::Factory Class Referenceabstract

Object creation abstraction. More...

#include <Factory.h>

Inheritance diagram for utl::Factory:

Public Member Functions

virtual Object * make (const Object *arg=nullptr) const =0
 Make a new object. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from utl::Object
void clear ()
 Revert to initial state. More...
 
virtual int compare (const Object &rhs) const
 Compare with another object. More...
 
virtual void copy (const Object &rhs)
 Copy another instance. More...
 
virtual void vclone (const Object &rhs)
 Make an exact copy of another instance. More...
 
virtual void steal (Object &rhs)
 "Steal" the internal representation from another instance. More...
 
virtual void dump (Stream &os, uint_t level=uint_t_max) const
 Dump a human-readable representation of self to the given output stream. More...
 
void dumpWithClassName (Stream &os, uint_t indent=4, uint_t level=uint_t_max) const
 Front-end for dump() that prints the object's class name. More...
 
virtual const Object & getKey () const
 Get the key for this object. More...
 
bool hasKey () const
 Determine whether or not the object has a key. More...
 
virtual const Object & getProxiedObject () const
 Get the proxied object (= self if none). More...
 
virtual Object & getProxiedObject ()
 Get the proxied object (= self if none). More...
 
virtual size_t hash (size_t size) const
 Get the hash code for the object. More...
 
bool _isA (const RunTimeClass *runTimeClass) const
 Determine whether self's class is a descendent of the given class. More...
 
virtual String toString () const
 Return a string representation of self. More...
 
 operator String () const
 Conversion to String. More...
 
size_t allocatedSize () const
 Get the total allocated size of this object. More...
 
virtual size_t innerAllocatedSize () const
 Get the "inner" allocated size. More...
 
virtual void addOwnedIt (const class FwdIt *it) const
 Notify self that it owns the given iterator. More...
 
virtual void removeOwnedIt (const class FwdIt *it) const
 Notify self that the given owned iterator has been destroyed. More...
 
bool operator< (const Object &rhs) const
 Less-than operator. More...
 
bool operator<= (const Object &rhs) const
 Less-than-or-equal-to operator. More...
 
bool operator> (const Object &rhs) const
 Greater-than operator. More...
 
bool operator>= (const Object &rhs) const
 Greater-than-or-equal-to operator. More...
 
bool operator== (const Object &rhs) const
 Equal-to operator. More...
 
bool operator!= (const Object &rhs) const
 Unequal-to operator. More...
 
void serializeIn (Stream &is, uint_t mode=ser_default)
 Serialize from an input stream. More...
 
void serializeOut (Stream &os, uint_t mode=ser_default) const
 Serialize to an output stream. More...
 
virtual void serialize (Stream &stream, uint_t io, uint_t mode=ser_default)
 Serialize to or from a stream. More...
 
void serializeOutBoxed (Stream &os, uint_t mode=ser_default) const
 Serialize a boxed object to an output stream. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from utl::Object
static Object * serializeInNullable (Stream &is, uint_t mode=ser_default)
 Serialize a nullptr-able object from an input stream. More...
 
static void serializeOutNullable (const Object *object, Stream &os, uint_t mode=ser_default)
 Serialize a nullptr-able object to an output stream. More...
 
static void serializeNullable (Object *&object, Stream &stream, uint_t io, uint_t mode=ser_default)
 Serialize a nullptr-able object to or from a stream. More...
 
static Object * serializeInBoxed (Stream &is, uint_t mode=ser_default)
 Serialize a boxed object from an input stream. More...
 
static void serializeBoxed (Object *&object, Stream &stream, uint_t io, uint_t mode=ser_default)
 Serialize a boxed object to or from a stream. More...
 

Detailed Description

Object creation abstraction.

Author
Adam McKee

Definition at line 24 of file Factory.h.

Member Function Documentation

◆ make()

virtual Object* utl::Factory::make ( const Object *  arg = nullptr) const
pure virtual

Make a new object.

Returns
newly created object
Parameters
arg(optional) information about the object to be created

Implemented in utl::TFactory< T >.


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