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BALL::ObjectCreator Class Reference

#include <BALL/CONCEPT/objectCreator.h>

Inheritance diagram for BALL::ObjectCreator:
BALL::MoleculeObjectCreator

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

Constructors
 ObjectCreator ()
Destructors
virtual ~ObjectCreator ()
virtual void clear ()
Accessors: inspectors and mutators
virtual void initPersistenceManager (TextPersistenceManager &pm)
virtual CompositeconvertObject (PersistentObject &po)

Private Attributes

bool init_
TextPersistenceManager pm_

Detailed Description

ObjectCreator class. The class ObjectCreator is a base class for converting PersistentObject objects into Composite objects. It defines methods for initialization and conversion that must be overriden by the derived class. This class is used by the class Server to convert incoming PersistentObject objects to Composite objects.

Definition at line 37 of file objectCreator.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Default Constructor. Construct new objectCreator. The state of this server is: TextPersistenceManager not initialized.

Returns:
ObjectCreator new constructed objectCreator
See also:
TextPersistenceManager
virtual BALL::ObjectCreator::~ObjectCreator ( ) [virtual]

Destructor.


Member Function Documentation

virtual void BALL::ObjectCreator::clear ( ) [virtual]

Explicit default initialization. Empty for further purpose.

Reimplemented in BALL::MoleculeObjectCreator.

Convert persistent objects. Override this method to convert PersistentObject objects to Composite objects. See TextPersistenceManager for information on how to convert PersistentObject objects into other objects.

Parameters:
poa reference to a PersistentObject to be converted
Returns:
Composite* a converted Composite object if po could successfully be converted into a Composite object

Reimplemented in BALL::MoleculeObjectCreator.

Initialize the persistence manager. Initialize the TextPersistenceManager of this objectCreator. Override this method to initialize the persistence manager for specified objects. See TextPersistenceManager for information on how and why to register PersistentObject classes.

Parameters:
pmthe TextPersistenceManager to be initialized
See also:
TextPersistenceManager

Reimplemented in BALL::MoleculeObjectCreator.


Member Data Documentation

Definition at line 124 of file objectCreator.h.

Definition at line 125 of file objectCreator.h.

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