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SoType.h

/**************************************************************************\
 *
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 *
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 *  version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation. See the
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 *  more details.
 *
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 *  LGPL, please contact SIM to acquire a Professional Edition license.
 *
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#ifndef COIN_SOTYPE_H
#define COIN_SOTYPE_H

#include <Inventor/SbBasic.h>
#include <Inventor/SbDict.h>
#include <stdlib.h> // For NULL definition.

class SbName;
class SoTypedObject;
class SoTypeList;
struct SoTypeData;
template <class Type> class SbList;

class COIN_DLL_API SoType {
public:
  typedef void * (*instantiationMethod)(void);

  static SoType fromName(const SbName name);
  SbName getName(void) const;
  const SoType getParent(void) const;
  SbBool isDerivedFrom(const SoType type) const;

  static int getAllDerivedFrom(const SoType type, SoTypeList & list);

  SbBool canCreateInstance(void) const;
  void * createInstance(void) const;

  uint16_t getData(void) const;
  int16_t getKey(void) const;

  SbBool operator == (const SoType type) const;
  SbBool operator != (const SoType type) const;

  SbBool operator <  (const SoType type) const;
  SbBool operator <= (const SoType type) const;
  SbBool operator >= (const SoType type) const;
  SbBool operator >  (const SoType type) const;

  static const SoType createType(const SoType parent, const SbName name,
                                 const instantiationMethod method = (instantiationMethod) NULL,
                                 const uint16_t data = 0);

  static const SoType overrideType(const SoType originalType,
                                   const instantiationMethod method = (instantiationMethod) NULL);

  static void init(void);

  static SoType fromKey(uint16_t key);
  static SoType badType(void);
  SbBool isBad(void) const;

  void makeInternal(void);
  SbBool isInternal(void) const;

  static int getNumTypes(void);

private:
  static void clean(void);

  int16_t index;

  static SoTypeList * typelist;
  static SbList<SoTypeData *> * typedatalist;
  static SbDict * typedict;
};

/* inline methods ************************************************/

inline int16_t
SoType::getKey(void) const
{
  return this->index;
}

inline SbBool
SoType::operator != (const SoType type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() != type.getKey());
}

inline SbBool
SoType::operator == (const SoType type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() == type.getKey());
}

inline SbBool
SoType::operator <  (const SoType type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() < type.getKey());
}

inline SbBool
SoType::operator <= (const SoType type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() <= type.getKey());
}

inline SbBool
SoType::operator >= (const SoType type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() >= type.getKey());
}

inline SbBool
SoType::operator >  (const SoType type) const
{
  return (this->getKey() > type.getKey());
}

inline SbBool
SoType::isBad(void) const
{
  return (this->index == 0);
}

#endif // !COIN_SOTYPE_H

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