ost::MapIndex Class Reference

The MapIndex allows linear access into a MapTable, that otherwise could have its elements being retrieved only by key. More...

#include <object.h>

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Public Member Functions

 MapIndex ()
 Creates an empty map index (pointing to nothing).
 MapIndex (MapObject *theObject)
 Creates a map index pointing to a specific map object.
 MapIndex (const MapIndex &theIndex)
 Creates a copy of a given map index.
void * operator* () const
 Dereference operator: the pointed object it is returned as void * for easy re-cast.
MapIndexoperator= (MapObject *theObject)
 Assignment operator to avoid implicit cast.
MapIndexoperator++ ()
 Prefix increment operator, to be used in loops and such.
MapIndex operator++ (int)
 Postfix increment operator, to be used in loops and such.
bool operator== (const MapIndex &theIndex) const
 Comparison operator, between two MapIndex's.
bool operator!= (const MapIndex &theIndex) const
bool operator== (const MapObject *theObject) const
 Comparison operator, between the MapIndex and a MapObject, useful to avoid casts for sake of clearness.
bool operator!= (const MapObject *theObject) const


Detailed Description

The MapIndex allows linear access into a MapTable, that otherwise could have its elements being retrieved only by key.

It can be increased, checked and dereferenced like a pointer, by means of suitable operators.

Author:
Sergio Repetto <s.repetto@pentaengineering.it> Index object to access MapTable elements

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ost::MapIndex::MapIndex (  )  [inline]

Creates an empty map index (pointing to nothing).

ost::MapIndex::MapIndex ( MapObject theObject  )  [inline]

Creates a map index pointing to a specific map object.

Parameters:
the indexed object

ost::MapIndex::MapIndex ( const MapIndex theIndex  )  [inline]

Creates a copy of a given map index.

Parameters:
the source index object


Member Function Documentation

bool ost::MapIndex::operator!= ( const MapObject theObject  )  const [inline]

bool ost::MapIndex::operator!= ( const MapIndex theIndex  )  const [inline]

void* ost::MapIndex::operator* (  )  const [inline]

Dereference operator: the pointed object it is returned as void * for easy re-cast.

Returns:
pointer to indexed object.

MapIndex ost::MapIndex::operator++ ( int   )  [inline]

Postfix increment operator, to be used in loops and such.

Returns:
the object itself, as changed.

References operator++().

Referenced by operator++().

MapIndex& ost::MapIndex::operator++ (  ) 

Prefix increment operator, to be used in loops and such.

Returns:
the object itself, as changed.

MapIndex& ost::MapIndex::operator= ( MapObject theObject  ) 

Assignment operator to avoid implicit cast.

Returns:
the object itself, as changed.

bool ost::MapIndex::operator== ( const MapObject theObject  )  const [inline]

Comparison operator, between the MapIndex and a MapObject, useful to avoid casts for sake of clearness.

Returns:
the object itself, as changed.

bool ost::MapIndex::operator== ( const MapIndex theIndex  )  const [inline]

Comparison operator, between two MapIndex's.

Returns:
the object itself, as changed.

References thisObject.


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