BALL::Object Class Reference
[Miscellaneous]

#include <BALL/CONCEPT/object.h>

Inheritance diagram for BALL::Object:

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List of all members.

Public Member Functions
Construction and Destruction
	Object ()
	Default constructor.
	Object (const Object &object)
	Copy constructor.
virtual	~Object ()
	Destructor.
virtual void	clear ()
	Clear function of the OCI, doing nothing here.
Assignment
const Object &	operator= (const Object &)
Comparison operators
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
Debugging and Diagnostics
virtual bool	isValid () const
virtual void	dump (::std::ostream &s=std::cout, Size depth=0) const
Private Attributes
Handle	handle_
Static Private Attributes
static Handle	global_handle_
Handle Management
Handle	getHandle () const
static Handle	getNextHandle ()
static Handle	getNewHandle ()

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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.

Definition at line 34 of file object.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

BALL::Object::Object

(

)

Default constructor.

BALL::Object::Object

(

const Object &

object

)

Copy constructor.

virtual BALL::Object::~Object

(

)

[virtual]

Destructor.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual void BALL::Object::clear

(

)

[virtual]

Clear function of the OCI, doing nothing here.

Reimplemented in BALL::Composite, BALL::NamedProperty, BALL::Atom, BALL::AtomContainer, BALL::Bond, BALL::NucleicAcid, BALL::Nucleotide, BALL::PDBAtom, BALL::Protein, BALL::Residue, BALL::SecondaryStructure, BALL::TVector2< T >, BALL::VIEW::RepresentationManager, BALL::VIEW::GLRenderer, BALL::VIEW::POVRenderer, BALL::VIEW::Renderer, BALL::VIEW::STLRenderer, BALL::VIEW::VRMLRenderer, and BALL::TVector2< float >.

int BALL::Object::compare

(

const Object &

object

)

const

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.

virtual void BALL::Object::dump	(	::std::ostream &	s = std::cout,
		Size	depth = 0
	)			const [virtual]

Handle BALL::Object::getHandle

(

)

const

Return the global handle of this object.

Returns:

the handle of this object

static Handle BALL::Object::getNewHandle

(

)

[static]

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

Returns:

the next available handle

static Handle BALL::Object::getNextHandle

(

)

[static]

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

Returns:

the next available handle

virtual bool BALL::Object::isValid

(

)

const [virtual]

Reimplemented in BALL::Composite, BALL::Atom, BALL::AtomContainer, BALL::Bond, BALL::NucleicAcid, BALL::Nucleotide, BALL::Protein, BALL::Residue, BALL::SecondaryStructure, BALL::TVector2< T >, and BALL::TVector2< float >.

bool BALL::Object::operator!=

(

const Object &

object

)

const

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 BALL::Object::operator<

(

const Object &

object

)

const

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 BALL::Object::operator<=

(

const Object &

object

)

const

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& BALL::Object::operator=

(

const Object &

)

Assignment operator. This method does not assign anything! Implemented just for the OCI.

Parameters:

object

an object

Returns:

this object

bool BALL::Object::operator==

(

const Object &

object

)

const

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 BALL::Object::operator>

(

const Object &

object

)

const

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 BALL::Object::operator>=

(

const Object &

object

)

const

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

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Member Data Documentation

Handle BALL::Object::global_handle_ [static, private]

Definition at line 184 of file object.h.

Handle BALL::Object::handle_ [private]

Definition at line 181 of file object.h.