ponder::Constructor Class Reference

Represents a metaconstructor which is used to create objects instances from metaclasses. More...

#include <constructor.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for ponder::Constructor:

Public Member Functions
virtual	~Constructor ()
	Destructor.
virtual bool	matches (const Args &args) const =0
	Check if the constructor matches the given set of arguments. More...
virtual UserObject	create (void *ptr, const Args &args) const =0
	Use the constructor to create a new object. More...

Detailed Description

Represents a metaconstructor which is used to create objects instances from metaclasses.

This class is an interface which has to be derived to implement typed constructors.

See also

Property, Function

Member Function Documentation

create()

virtual UserObject ponder::Constructor::create ( void *  ptr, const Args &  args  ) const

pure virtual

Use the constructor to create a new object.

Parameters

ptr	If not null, use for placement new, otherwise heap allocate using new
args	Set of arguments to pass to the constructor

Returns

Pointer to the new object wrapped in a UserObject, or UserObject::nothing on failure

matches()

virtual bool ponder::Constructor::matches ( const Args &  args ) const

pure virtual

Check if the constructor matches the given set of arguments.

Parameters

args	Set of arguments to check

Returns

True if the constructor is compatible with the given arguments

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• include/ponder/constructor.hpp