MetaPrototype Class Reference

Member definitions, default values and child protocol More...

#include <cc/MetaPrototype>

Inheritance diagram for MetaPrototype:

Classes
struct	State
	Internal state. More...

Public Member Functions
	MetaPrototype (const String &className)
	Create a meta-prototype for the class className.
	MetaPrototype (const String &className, const MetaProtocol &protocol)
	Create a meta-prototype.
	MetaPrototype ()=default
	Create a null meta-prototype.
const MetaProtocol &	protocol () const
	Children protocol: allowed types for children
Public Member Functions inherited from MetaObject
	MetaObject ()=default
	Create a null meta-object.
	MetaObject (const String &className)
	Create meta-object of class className.
String	className () const
	Class name
List< MetaObject > &	children ()
	List of children
const List< MetaObject > &	children () const
	Constant list of children
Map< String, Variant > &	members ()
	Key-value map of object properties
const Map< String, Variant > &	members () const
	Constant key-value map of object properties
bool	insert (const String &name, const Variant &value)
	Convenience method to add a new member.
void	establish (const String &name, const Variant &value)
	Convenience method to establish a new member.
bool	contains (const String &name) const
	Convenience method to check if a member of name exists.
bool	lookup (const String &name, Out< Variant > value) const
	Convenience method to lookup the value of member name.
Variant	operator() (const String &name) const
	Convenience method to get the value of member name
Variant &	operator() (const String &name)
	Convenience method to get/set the value of member name
long	count () const
	Convenience method to get the number of children
const MetaObject &	operator[] (long index) const
	Convenience method to get the child at index
MetaObject &	operator[] (long index)
	Convenience method to get the child at index
MetaObject	produce () const
	Produce a meta-object using this meta-object as blueprint
void	autocomplete (InOut< MetaObject > target) const
	Add all members of this meta-object to target, which are missing in target and also append all children of this meta-object to target
MetaObject	clone () const
	Create clone of this meta-object.
void	realize ()
	Realize a new object after deserialization.
bool	operator== (const MetaObject &other) const
	Compare for equality with other.
Public Member Functions inherited from Object
	Object ()=default
	Create a null object.
	operator bool () const
	Check if this is a non-null object.
bool	isNull () const
	Check if this is a null object.
template<class T >
bool	is () const
	Check if this object is of type T.
template<class T >
T	as () const
	Cast this object to type T.
bool	isWeak () const
	Check if the underlying object reference is weak.
bool	operator== (const Object &other) const
	Equality operator.
std::strong_ordering	operator<=> (const Object &other) const
	Ordering operator.
long	useCount () const
	Reference count.

Protected Member Functions
	MetaPrototype (State *newState)
	Initialize internal state.
const State &	me () const
Protected Member Functions inherited from MetaObject
	MetaObject (State *newState)
	Initialize internal state.
State &	me ()
const State &	me () const
Protected Member Functions inherited from Object
template<class T >
T	weak () const
template<class T >
void	initOnce ()
	Create the object state when called the first time.
template<class T >
void	initOncePerThread ()
	Create a distinct object state for each thread when called the first time in that thread.
	Object (State *newState)
	Initialize object with newState.
	Object (State *state, Alias)
	Object (State *state, Weak)
Object &	operator= (std::nullptr_t)

Additional Inherited Members
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from Object
template<class T >
static T	alias (const State *state)
	Create an alias object for the given state.
template<class T >
static T	weak (const State *state)
Protected Attributes inherited from Object
Handle< State >	me
	Internal object state

Detailed Description

Member definitions, default values and child protocol

See also

MetaProtocol

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MetaPrototype() [1/4]

MetaPrototype ( const String & className )

explicit

Create a meta-prototype for the class className.

MetaPrototype() [2/4]

MetaPrototype	(	const String &	className,
		const MetaProtocol &	protocol )

Create a meta-prototype.

Parameters

className	Name of the object class
protocol	Allowed types for children

MetaPrototype() [3/4]

MetaPrototype ( )

default

Create a null meta-prototype.

MetaPrototype() [4/4]

MetaPrototype ( State * newState )

explicitprotected

Initialize internal state.

Member Function Documentation

protocol()

const MetaProtocol & protocol

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const

Children protocol: allowed types for children