Object Class Reference
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Generic object class. More...

#include <object.h>

Inheritance diagram for Object:

List of all members.

Handle Management
Handle	getHandle () const throw ()
	Return the global handle of this object.
Handle	getNextHandle () throw ()
	Return the next available handle without changing the global handle counter.
Handle	getNewHandle () throw ()
	Return the next available handle and increase the global handle counter.
Public Member Functions
Construction and Destruction
	Object () throw ()
	Default constructor.
	Object (const Object &object) throw ()
	Copy constructor.
virtual	~Object () throw ()
	Destructor.
virtual void	clear () throw ()
	Clear function of the OCI, doing nothing here.
Assignment
const Object &	operator= (const Object &) throw ()
	Assignment operator.
Comparison operators
bool	operator== (const Object &object) const throw ()
	Equality operator.
bool	operator!= (const Object &object) const throw ()
	Inequality operator.
bool	operator< (const Object &object) const throw ()
	Less than operator.
bool	operator<= (const Object &object) const throw ()
	Less than or equal operator.
bool	operator>= (const Object &object) const throw ()
	Greater than or equal operator.
bool	operator> (const Object &object) const throw ()
	Greater than operator.
int	compare (const Object &object) const throw ()
	Compare the handle of this object with the handle of another.
Debugging and Diagnostics
virtual bool	isValid () const throw ()
virtual void	dump (::std::ostream &s=std::cout, Size depth=0) const throw ()

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Detailed Description

Generic object class.

This class provides unique handles for every object that is an instance of a derived class of object. Together with the BALL object manager this class also provides a double linked list of all objects.

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Member Function Documentation

int Object::compare (  const Object &  object  )  const throw ()

Compare the handle of this object with the handle of another. Parameters: object  an Object Returns: 0, if both objects are equal, -1 if object's handle is greater and 1 if this's handle is greater.

Handle Object::getHandle (   )  const throw ()

Return the global handle of this object. Returns: the handle of this object

Handle Object::getNewHandle (   )  throw () [static]

Return the next available handle and increase the global handle counter. Returns: the next available handle

Handle Object::getNextHandle (   )  throw () [static]

Return the next available handle without changing the global handle counter. Returns: the next available handle

bool Object::operator!= (  const Object &  object  )  const throw ()

Inequality operator. This operator checks Object features only, i. e. the handle. Parameters: object  an Object Returns: true, if object and this are not the same object, false ow.

bool Object::operator< (  const Object &  object  )  const throw ()

Less than operator. This method checks whether the handle of this object is less than the handle of object Parameters: object  an Object Returns: true, if the handle of this is less than the handle of object

bool Object::operator<= (  const Object &  object  )  const throw ()

Less than or equal operator. This method checks whether the handle of this object is less than or equal to the handle of object Parameters: object  an Object Returns: true, if the handle of this is less than or equal to the handle of object

const Object& Object::operator= (  const Object &   )  throw ()

Assignment operator. This method does not assign anything! Implemented just for the OCI. Parameters: object  an object Returns: this object

bool Object::operator== (  const Object &  object  )  const throw ()

Equality operator. This operator checks Object features only, i. e. the handle. Parameters: object  an Object Returns: true, if object and this are the same, false ow.

bool Object::operator> (  const Object &  object  )  const throw ()

Greater than operator. This method checks whether the handle of this object is greater than the handle of object Parameters: object  an Object Returns: true, if the handle of this is greater than the handle of object

bool Object::operator>= (  const Object &  object  )  const throw ()

Greater than or equal operator. This method checks whether the handle of this object is greater than or equal to the handle of object Parameters: object  an Object Returns: true, if the handle of this is greater than or equal to the handle of object