albaObject.h

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/*=========================================================================
 
 Program: ALBA (Agile Library for Biomedical Applications)
 Module: albaObject
 Authors: 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 __albaObject_h
#define __albaObject_h
 
#include "albaDefines.h"
 
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Forward declarations
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// albaObject
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class ALBA_EXPORT albaObject
{
public:
  albaObject();
  virtual ~albaObject();
 
  virtual void Delete() {delete this;};
  
  static const char *GetStaticTypeName();
 
  virtual const char *GetTypeName() const; 
  
  static bool IsStaticType(const char *type_name);
  
  static bool IsStaticType(const albaTypeID &type_id);
 
  virtual bool IsA(const char *type_name) const;
  
  virtual bool IsA(const albaTypeID &type_id) const;
 
  virtual albaObject *NewObjectInstance() const = 0;
 
  static const albaTypeID &GetStaticTypeId();
 
  virtual const albaTypeID &GetTypeId() const;
 
  static albaObject* SafeDownCast(albaObject *o);
 
  virtual void Print(std::ostream &os, const int indent=0) const;
 
  albaObject(const albaObject& c) {}
 
#ifndef _DEBUG
   #ifdef _WIN32
      // avoid dll boundary problems
     void* operator new( size_t tSize );
     void operator delete( void* p );
   #endif
#endif
 
protected:
  bool m_HeapFlag; 
};
#endif /* __albaObject_h */