definitionfactory.h

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#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#pragma once
#endif
 
#ifndef __DEFINITION_FACTORY_H
#define __DEFINITION_FACTORY_H
 
#include "always.h"
#include "bittype.h"
#include "definitionclassids.h"
 
// Forward declarations
class DefinitionClass;

//
//  DefinitionFactoryClass 
//
//  Definition factories act as virtual constructors for object definitions.  They
//  are responsible for creating new definitions for a particular class of objects.
//
class DefinitionFactoryClass
{
public:

    //  Public constructors/destructors
    DefinitionFactoryClass (void);
    virtual ~DefinitionFactoryClass (void);

    //  Public methods
    virtual DefinitionClass *    Create (void) const = 0;
    virtual const char *            Get_Name (void) const = 0;
    virtual uint32                    Get_Class_ID (void) const = 0;
    virtual bool                    Is_Displayed (void) const = 0;
 
protected:
    
    //  Protected member data
    DefinitionFactoryClass *  m_NextFactory;
    DefinitionFactoryClass *  m_PrevFactory;
 
    
    //  Friends
    friend class DefinitionFactoryMgrClass;
};
 
 
#endif //__DEFINITION_FACTORY_H