object.h

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// $Id: object.h,v 1.25 2005/12/23 17:01:40 amoll Exp $ 
//

#ifndef BALL_CONCEPT_OBJECT_H
#define BALL_CONCEPT_OBJECT_H

#ifndef BALL_CONCEPT_AUTODELETABLE_H
# include <BALL/CONCEPT/autoDeletable.h>
#endif

#ifndef BALL_COMMON_RTTI_H
# include <BALL/COMMON/rtti.h>
#endif

#ifndef BALL_CONCEPT_BIDIRECTIONALITERATOR_H
# include <BALL/CONCEPT/bidirectionalIterator.h>
#endif

#ifndef BALL_COMMON_GLOBAL_H
# include <BALL/COMMON/global.h>
#endif

namespace BALL 
{

  class BALL_EXPORT Object
    : public AutoDeletable
  {
    public:

    BALL_CREATE(Object)

    

    Object()
      ;
 
    Object(const Object& object)
      ;
 
    virtual ~Object()
      ;

    virtual void clear()
      ;

 
  
    const Object& operator = (const Object& /* object */)
      ;
    


    Handle getHandle() const
      ;
  
    static Handle getNextHandle()
      ;
  
    static Handle getNewHandle()
      ;
  
    bool operator == (const Object& object) const
      ;

    bool operator != (const Object& object) const
      ;

    bool operator < (const Object& object) const
      ;

    bool operator <= (const Object& object) const
      ;

    bool operator >= (const Object& object) const
      ;

    bool operator > (const Object& object) const
      ;

    int compare(const Object& object) const
      ;


    virtual bool isValid() const
      ;

    virtual void dump(::std::ostream& s = std::cout, Size depth = 0) const
      ;

    private:

    //_ The handle of this instance
    Handle        handle_;

    //_ The global handle
    static Handle global_handle_;
  };


# ifndef BALL_NO_INLINE_FUNCTIONS
#   include <BALL/CONCEPT/object.iC>
# endif

} // namespace BALL

#endif // BALL_CONCEPT_OBJECT_H