C++ class Util::Factory::Factory
_{template< class ObjectType , typename IdentifierType , typename [ObjectCreator](classUtil_1_1ObjectCreator) , template< class, typename > class FallbackPolicy >}
Factory

public

Inheritance Graph

graph BT
	Factory
	click Factory "classUtil_1_1Factory"

Description

Generic factory for objects.

The factory template can be instaniated to generate different kinds of factories. The generated factory generates objects of typeObjectType.

Parameters

ObjectType

Base type for all objects that are generated by the factory

IdentifierType

Type of the identifier that specifies which object creator to call

** ObjectCreator **

Type for callable entities that generate an object of typeWrapperType

FallbackPolicy

Template with a functiononUnknownType()that handles the case that the requested object type was not found

Author: Benjamin Eikel

Date: 2012-02-07

See also: Patterns from Chapter 8 in Andrei Alexandrescu: Modern C++ Design. Addison-Wesley, 2001.

Public Types

typedef FallbackPolicy< ObjectType, IdentifierType >	fallbackPolicy_t

Public Attributes

fallbackPolicy_t	fallbackPolicy

Public Functions

	Factory()
	Factory( fallbackPolicy_t policy)
bool	registerType(const IdentifierType & id, ObjectCreator creator)
bool	unregisterType(const IdentifierType & id)
ObjectType	create(const IdentifierType & id)

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Documentation

typedef
Util::Factory::fallbackPolicy_t

public

typedef FallbackPolicy< ObjectType, IdentifierType > fallbackPolicy_t

_{Defined in Util/Factory/Factory.h:48}

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variable
Util::Factory::fallbackPolicy

public

fallbackPolicy_t fallbackPolicy

_{Defined in Util/Factory/Factory.h:49}

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function
Util::Factory::Factory

public

inline

Factory(	)

_{Defined in Util/Factory/Factory.h:50}

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function
Util::Factory::Factory

public

inline

Factory(	fallbackPolicy_t	policy )

_{Defined in Util/Factory/Factory.h:52}

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function
Util::Factory::registerType

public

inline

bool registerType(	const IdentifierType &	id,
	ObjectCreator	creator
)

_{Defined in Util/Factory/Factory.h:55}

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function
Util::Factory::unregisterType

public

inline

bool unregisterType(	const IdentifierType &	id )

_{Defined in Util/Factory/Factory.h:59}

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function
Util::Factory::create

public

inline

ObjectType create(	const IdentifierType &	id )

_{Defined in Util/Factory/Factory.h:63}

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