ClassRegistry< T > Class Template Reference

A class for creating objects based on the class' runtime name or key (a string). More...

#include <classregistry.h>

Public Types
typedef T *(*	Factory) (void)

Public Member Functions
void	add (Factory f, const QString &key)
T *	create (const QString &key)
const QMap< QString, Factory > &	items () const

Static Public Member Functions
template<class Subclass>
static T *	factory ()

Detailed Description

template<class T>
class ClassRegistry< T >

A class for creating objects based on the class' runtime name or key (a string).

The created objects of a registry must have the same base class.

Member Typedef Documentation

Factory

template<class T>

typedef T *(* ClassRegistry< T >::Factory) (void)

Typedef to the factory function.

Member Function Documentation

add()

template<class T>

void ClassRegistry< T >::add ( Factory f, const QString & key )

inline

Adds a new factory associated with key.

create()

template<class T>

T * ClassRegistry< T >::create ( const QString & key )

inline

Creates and returns an object whose type is associated with key.

Returns 0 if there is no type that matches key.

factory()

template<class T>

template<class Subclass>

T * ClassRegistry< T >::factory ( )

inlinestatic

Factory function for creating an object of type Subclass, which must be a subclass of T.

items()

template<class T>

const QMap< QString, Factory > & ClassRegistry< T >::items ( ) const

inline

Returns a list of factory functions.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• projects/lib/src/classregistry.h