DataManage/libs/QxOrm/include/QxFactory/IxFactory.h

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#ifndef _IX_FACTORY_H_
#define _IX_FACTORY_H_

#ifdef _MSC_VER
#pragma once
#endif

/*!
 * \file IxFactory.h
 * \author Lionel Marty
 * \ingroup QxFactory
 * \brief Common interface for all classes that can be created dynamically using the class name
 */

#ifndef _QX_NO_RTTI
#include <typeinfo>
#endif // _QX_NO_RTTI

#include <QxCommon/QxAny.h>

namespace qx {

/*!
 * \ingroup QxFactory
 * \brief qx::IxFactory : common interface for all classes that can be created dynamically using the class name
 */
class QX_DLL_EXPORT IxFactory
{

protected:

   QString m_sKeyFactory;  //!< Factory key used by the collection QxFactoryX

public:

   IxFactory(const QString & sKey);
   virtual ~IxFactory();

   virtual qx::any createObject(bool bRawPointer = false) const = 0;
   virtual void * createObjectNudePtr() const = 0;

#ifndef _QX_NO_RTTI
   virtual const std::type_info & typeInfo() const = 0;
#endif // _QX_NO_RTTI

private:

   IxFactory(const IxFactory & other) { Q_UNUSED(other); }
   IxFactory & operator=(const IxFactory & other) { Q_UNUSED(other); return (* this); }

};

} // namespace qx

#endif // _IX_FACTORY_H_