gzType.h File Reference

Run Time Type Info (RTTI) implementation. More...

#include "gzBasicTypes.h"

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Classes
class	gzType
class	gzTypeInterface
Defines
#define	GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_INTERFACE_EXPORT(exporter)
#define	GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_INTERFACE
#define	GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_BASE(base, name)   gzType base::s_type(0,name)
#define	GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_CHILD(parent, child, name)   gzType child::s_type(&parent::s_type,name)
Typedefs
typedef gzType *	gzTypePtr
	Type definition pointer.
Functions
template<class T>
T *	gzDynamic_Cast (gzTypeInterface *pObject)
template<class T1, class T2>
T2 *	gzDynamic_Instance_Cast (gzTypeInterface *pObject)
Variables
const gzULong	GZ_TYPE_MAX_NAME_LEN = 100

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Detailed Description

Run Time Type Info (RTTI) implementation.

Gizmo3D uses the gzTypeInterface to query a certain object of its type. It can also manage hierarchical inheritance not nessecary the same as the C++ inheritance.

You should use it like this.

class MyClass : public gzTypeInterface
{
public:
    MyClass(){};            // or whatever

    virtual ~MyClass(){};   // or whatever


    GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_INTERFACE;  // This is IMPORTANT
};

You Should also in the implementation file write this.

GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_BASE(gzMyClass,"MyClassName");

// or if you have derived it from another class

GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_CHILD(MyParentClass,MyClass,"MyClassName");

Definition in file gzType.h.

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Define Documentation

#define GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_BASE (  base, name   )     gzType base::s_type(0,name)

Definition at line 71 of file gzType.h.

#define GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_CHILD (  parent, child, name   )     gzType child::s_type(&parent::s_type,name)

Examples: node.cpp. Definition at line 73 of file gzType.h.

#define GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_INTERFACE

Value: static gzType s_type;\ static gzType *getClassType() { return &s_type; }\ virtual gzType *getType() const { return getClassType(); } Examples: node.cpp. Definition at line 67 of file gzType.h.

#define GZ_DECLARE_TYPE_INTERFACE_EXPORT (  exporter   )

Value: exporter static gzType s_type;\ exporter static gzType *getClassType() { return &s_type; }\ exporter virtual gzType *getType() const { return getClassType(); } Definition at line 63 of file gzType.h.

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Typedef Documentation

typedef gzType* gzTypePtr

Type definition pointer. Definition at line 121 of file gzType.h.

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Function Documentation

template<class T> T* gzDynamic_Cast (  gzTypeInterface *  pObject  )

Definition at line 175 of file gzType.h. References gzTypeInterface::isOfType(), and NULL.

template<class T1, class T2> T2* gzDynamic_Instance_Cast (  gzTypeInterface *  pObject  )

Definition at line 200 of file gzType.h. References gzTypeInterface::isOfType(), and NULL.

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Variable Documentation

const gzULong GZ_TYPE_MAX_NAME_LEN = 100

Definition at line 61 of file gzType.h.

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