albaDynamicLoader.h

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/*=========================================================================
 
 Program: ALBA (Agile Library for Biomedical Applications)
 Module: albaDynamicLoader
 Authors: Based on DynamicLoader (www.itk.org), adapted by Marco Petrone
 
 Copyright (c) BIC
 All rights reserved. See Copyright.txt or
 
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
 the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notice for more information.
 
=========================================================================*/
#ifndef __albaDynamicLoader_h
#define __albaDynamicLoader_h
#include "albaBase.h"
#include "albaConfigure.h"
 
// Ugly stuff for library handles.
// They are different on several different OS's
#if defined(__hpux)
 
# include <dl.h>
typedef shl_t LibHandle;
 
#elif defined(_WIN32)
 
#include "albaIncludeWIN32.h"
typedef HINSTANCE LibHandle;
 
#elif defined(__powerpc)
 
typedef ConnectionID LibHandle;
 
#else
 
typedef void* LibHandle;
 
#endif
 
class ALBA_EXPORT albaDynamicLoader : public albaBase
{
public:
  static LibHandle OpenLibrary(const char*);
 
  static int CloseLibrary(LibHandle);
  
  static void* GetSymbolAddress(LibHandle, const char*);
 
  static const char* LibPrefix();
 
  static const char* LibExtension();
 
  static const char* LastError();
  
protected:
  albaDynamicLoader() {};
  ~albaDynamicLoader() {};
};
  
#endif