source file of the Flower Library
- (c) 1997--2000 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
+ (c) 1997--2005 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
*/
-
#ifndef VIRTUAL_METHODS_HH
#define VIRTUAL_METHODS_HH
#include <typeinfo>
-#define classname(class_ptr) demangle_classname (typeid (* (class_ptr)))
+#define classname(class_ptr) demangle_classname (typeid (* (class_ptr)))
const char *
demangle_classname (std::type_info const &);
-/**
-
- Virtual copy constructor. Make up for C++'s lack of a standard
- clone () function. Uses a typeof hack. Usage:
-
- class Foo : Baseclass {
- VIRTUAL_COPY_CONS (Baseclass);
- };
-
- */
+/* Virtual copy constructor. Make up for C++'s lack of a standard
+ factory or clone () function. Uses a typeof hack. Usage:
-/*
- fix constness: gcc-2.95 is correct in defining
-
- typeof (*this)
-
- in a const member function to be const
-*/
-#define VIRTUAL_COPY_CONS(base) \
- virtual base* clone_const_helper () \
- { \
- return new typeof (*this) (*this); \
- } \
- virtual base* clone () const \
- { \
- base* urg = (base*)this; \
- return urg->clone_const_helper (); \
- }
+ class Foo : Baseclass
+ {
+ VIRTUAL_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR (Baseclass, Foo);
+ }; */
+#define VIRTUAL_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR(Base, name) \
+ virtual Base *clone () const \
+ { \
+ return new name (*this); \
+ }
#endif /* VIRTUAL_METHODS_HH */