#ifndef VIRTUAL_METHODS_HH
#define VIRTUAL_METHODS_HH
+#include <typeinfo>
#include "stdlib.h" // size_t
/** Declare the classes name as a static and virtual function.
s->name() != S::static_name (). Overlapping strings need not be merged in C++
*/
#define DECLARE_MY_RUNTIME_TYPEINFO \
-static bool static_is_type_b (const char*s);\
-virtual bool is_type_b (const char *s) const { return static_is_type_b (s); } \
-virtual char const *name() const{ return static_name (); } \
-virtual size_t class_size () const { return static_class_size (); }\
-static size_t static_class_size (); \
+virtual char const *name() const{ return static_name (); }\
static char const *static_name()
-#define IMPLEMENT_STATIC_NAME(c)\
- char const *c::static_name() { return #c; } \
- size_t c::static_class_size () { return sizeof (c); }
+#if 0
+ /*
+ oops. before() has nothing to do with inheritance
+ */
+inline bool operator > (type_info const &a1, type_info const &a2)
+{
+ return a2.before (a1);
+}
+inline bool operator < (type_info const &a1, type_info const &a2)
+{
+ return a1.before (a2);
+}
-#define VIRTUAL_COPY_CONS(T, R)\
- virtual R *clone() const { return new T(*this); } \
- int yet_another_stupid_function_to_allow_semicolon()
+inline bool operator <= (type_info const &a1, type_info const &a2)
+{
+ return a1 == a2 || a1 < a2;
+}
+
+inline bool operator >= (type_info const &a1, type_info const &a2)
+{
+ return a1 == a2 || a1 > a2;
+}
+#endif
+
+#define IMPLEMENT_STATIC_NAME(c)\
+ char const *c::static_name() { return #c; }
+
+ /*
+ size_t c::static_class_size () { return sizeof (c); }
+ */
+#define VIRTUAL_COPY_CONS(T, R)\
+ virtual R *clone() const { return new T(*this); }
#define DECLARE_VIRTUAL_COPY_CONS(T, R)\
virtual R *clone() const
+
#define IMPLEMENT_VIRTUAL_COPY_CONS(T, R)\
R *T::clone() const { return new T(*this); }\
#define IMPLEMENT_IS_TYPE_B(D)\
- IMPLEMENT_STATIC_NAME(D)\
+ IMPLEMENT_STATIC_NAME(D)
+
+/*
bool D::static_is_type_b (const char *s)\
{\
return s == static_name();\
-}
+}*/
#define IMPLEMENT_IS_TYPE_B1(D, B)\
- IMPLEMENT_STATIC_NAME(D)\
+ IMPLEMENT_STATIC_NAME(D)
+/*
bool D::static_is_type_b (const char *s)\
{\
return s == static_name() || B::static_is_type_b (s);\
}
+*/
#define IMPLEMENT_IS_TYPE_B2(D, BA, BB)\
- IMPLEMENT_STATIC_NAME(D)\
+ IMPLEMENT_STATIC_NAME(D)
+
+/*
+
bool D::static_is_type_b (const char *s)\
{\
return s == static_name() || BA::static_is_type_b (s) || BB::static_is_type_b (s);\
}
+*/
#endif