OEBase

class OEBase

This class represents OEBase.

The abstract class OEBase defines the interface for run-time class extensibility and run-time type identification. Classes which derive from OEBase can store and retrieve data by association with integer or character string ‘tag’ identifiers.

All primitive data types can be stored through the mechanism provided by OEBase.

The following classes derive from this class:

Constructors

OEBase()
OEBase(const OEBase &rhs)

Default and copy constructors.

operator=

OEBase &operator=(const OEBase &)

operator+=

OEBase &operator+=(const OEBase &)

AddBaseData

bool AddBaseData(const OEBaseData *)

AddData

template<typename T>
bool AddData(const char *tag, const T t)
template<typename T>
bool AddData(unsigned int tag, const T t)

Stores and associates a copy of the data passed as the second argument with the ‘tag’ identifier given as the first argument. Integer tags should be allocated using the OEGetTag function. Multiple calls to OEBase.AddData of a OEBase derived class instance will result in multiple copies of data being stored. The OEBase.AddData method does not overwrite data stored by previous calls.

template<typename T>
bool AddData(const char *tag, const T t, unsigned int len)
template<typename T>
bool AddData(unsigned int tag, const T t, unsigned int len)

Stores and associates a copy of the data pointed to by the second argument with the ‘tag’ identifier given as the first argument. The third argument passed to the method is used to denote the length of the array pointed to by the second argument. The array length must be specified so that data can be copied directly. Integer tags should be allocated using the OEGetTag function. Multiple calls to OEBase.AddData of a OEBase derived class instance will result in multiple copies of data being stored. The OEBase.AddData method does not overwrite data stored by previous calls.

Clear

void Clear()

Clears all data stored using the OEBase.AddData and OEBase.SetData methods. When writing classes derived from OEBase the OEBase.Clear method should be chained to call the parent class OEBase.Clear method.

CreateCopy

OEBase *CreateCopy() const =0

This pure virtual copy constructor should return a deep copy of the OEBase derived object. The copy of the object returned is dynamically allocated and should be deallocated using the C++ delete operator.

DeleteData

bool DeleteData(const char *tag)
bool DeleteData(unsigned int tag)

Deletes all instances of data stored with the OEBase.AddData and OEBase.SetData methods which are associated with the data ‘tag’ passed to the method. The method will return true if any data was deleted, and false if not data associated with the data tag was found.

GetBoolData

bool GetBoolData(const char *tag) const
bool GetBoolData(unsigned int tag) const

Returns the first instance of boolean data stored previously with the associated data tag. This method is equivalent to calling the OEBase.GetData method with template argument bool.

GetData

template<typename T>
const T &GetData(const char *tag) const
template<typename T>
const T &GetData(unsigned int tag) const

Returns the first instance of data stored previously with the associated data tag. Integer tags should be allocated using the OEGetTag function. Run-time type checking is performed when data is requested. A data type mismatch between the storage and request types will result in a default data instance being returned instead of the original data. Request for datum not present will also result in a default data instance being returned.

GetDataIter

OESystem::OEIterBase<OESystem::OEBaseData> *GetDataIter() const

Returns an iterator over data stored in an OEBase derived class instance. Data tag identification, run-time type checking, and data retrieval can be performed using the OEBaseData API.

See also

OESystem::OEIterBase<OESystem::OEBaseData> *GetDataIter(unsigned int tag) const

Returns an iterator over all generic data attached to the OEBase object with the given data tag.

See also

GetDataType

const void *GetDataType() const =0

This pure virtual function is used to perform run-time type identification. The value returned by the method should be equivalent to the value returned by OEGetDataType using the derived class type as the template argument.

GetDoubleData

double GetDoubleData(const char *tag) const
double GetDoubleData(unsigned int tag) const

Returns the first instance of double precision floating point data stored previously with the associated data tag. This method is equivalent to calling the OEBase.GetData method with template argument double.

GetFloatData

float GetFloatData(const char *tag) const
float GetFloatData(unsigned int tag) const

Returns the first instance of single precision floating point data stored previously with the associated data tag. This method is equivalent to calling the OEBase.GetData method with template argument float.

GetIntData

int GetIntData(const char *tag) const
int GetIntData(unsigned int tag) const

Returns the first instance of integer data stored previously with the associated data tag. This method is equivalent to calling the OEBase.GetData method with template argument int.

GetStringData

const std::string &GetStringData(const char *tag) const
const std::string &GetStringData(unsigned int tag) const

Returns the first instance of an STL string stored previously with the associated data tag. This method is equivalent to calling the OEBase.GetData method with template argument std::string.

HasData

bool HasData(const char *tag) const
bool HasData(unsigned int tag) const

Returns true if any data stored in an OEBase derived object is associated with a particular data tag identifier. If no stored data is associated with the passed data ‘tag’ the methods return false.

IsDataType

bool IsDataType(const void *) const =0

This method is used for run-time type identification of OEBase derived classes. The const void pointer argument passed to the function should be a value returned by the template function OEGetDataType. The OEBase.IsDataType method will return true if the data type identifier passed to the function matches at least one of the data types in the inheritance tree of the requested OEBase derived object. The method will return false if the data type identifier passed to the method fails to match any class type in the inheritance tree of the requested OEBase derived object. Implementations of this pure virtual method should chain to their parent class’ OEBase.IsDataType method.

SetBaseData

bool SetBaseData(const OEBaseData *)

SetBoolData

bool SetBoolData(const char *tag, bool t)
bool SetBoolData(unsigned int tag, bool t)

Stores boolean values associated with the passed data ‘tag’ identifiers. The methods are equivalent to the OEBase.SetData method called with a boolean value.

SetData

template<typename T>
bool SetData(const char *tag, const T t)
template<typename T>
bool SetData(unsigned int tag, const T t)

Stores a copy of primitive or user-defined data passed as the second argument with a data ‘tag’ identifier passed as the first argument. If data of the same type has been stored using the identical tag in a previous OEBase.AddData or OEBase.SetData call, subsequent calls to OEBase.SetData will overwrite the first instance of data stored with the data tag. If a call to SetData succeeds in storing or overwriting previously stored data the method will return true. OEBase.SetData will return false if a copy of the data cannot be made. If data has been stored previously associated with a data tag, subsequent calls to OEBase.SetData with the identical data ‘tag’ but with different data type will result in a run-time warning being written and a return value of false. Note that these methods will not make copies of data passed by pointer. Values to be passed by pointer, or arrays, should be stored using the following OEBase.SetData methods.

template<typename T>
bool SetData(const char *tag, const T t, unsigned int len)
template<typename T>
bool SetData(unsigned int tag, const T t, unsigned int len)

Stores copies of arrays of primitive or user-defined data passed as the second argument with a data tag identifier passed as the first argument. The length of the array (number of elements) is passed as the third argument to the method. If data of the same type has been stored using the identical ‘tag’ in a previous OEBase.AddData or OEBase.SetData call, subsequent calls to OEBase.SetData will overwrite the first instance of data stored with the data tag. The array copy stored previously will be deallocated and a copy of the new array will be stored. If a call to OEBase.SetData succeeds in storing or overwriting an array stored previously the method will return true. OEBase.SetData will return false if a copy of the data cannot be made. If data has been stored previously associated with a data tag, subsequent calls to OEBase.SetData with the identical data ‘tag’ but with different data type will result in a run-time warning being written and a return value of false.

SetDoubleData

bool SetDoubleData(const char *tag, double t)
bool SetDoubleData(unsigned int tag, double t)

Stores and associates double precision floating point values passed as the second argument with the data tag provided as the first argument. The methods are provided for convenience and are functionally equivalent to calls to OEBase.SetData where the template argument is a double precision floating point number.

SetFloatData

bool SetFloatData(const char *tag, float t)
bool SetFloatData(unsigned int tag, float t)

Stores and associates single precision floating point values passed as the second argument with the data tag provided as the first argument. The methods are provided for convenience and are functionally equivalent to calls to OEBase.SetData where the template argument is a single precision floating point number.

SetIntData

bool SetIntData(const char *tag, int t)
bool SetIntData(unsigned int tag, int t)

Stores and associates integer values passed as the second argument with the data ‘tag’ provided as the first argument. The methods are provided for convenience and are functionally equivalent to calls to OEBase.SetData where the template argument is an integer value.

SetStringData

bool SetStringData(const char *tag, const std::string t)
bool SetStringData(unsigned int tag, const std::string t)

Stores and associates std::string passed as the second argument with the data ‘tag’ provided as the first argument. The methods are provided for convenience and are functionally equivalent to calls to OEBase.SetData where the template argument is a std::string.