CMake/Source/cmObject.h

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/*============================================================================
CMake - Cross Platform Makefile Generator
Copyright 2000-2009 Kitware, Inc., Insight Software Consortium
Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the License for more information.
============================================================================*/
#ifndef cmObject_h
#define cmObject_h
#include <cmConfigure.h>
#include "cmStandardIncludes.h"
/** \class cmObject
* \brief Superclass for all commands and other classes in CMake.
*
* cmObject is the base class for all classes in CMake. It defines some
* methods such as GetNameOfClass, IsA, SafeDownCast.
*/
class cmObject
{
public:
/**
* Need virtual destructor to destroy real command type.
*/
virtual ~cmObject() {}
/**
* The class name of the command.
*/
virtual const char* GetNameOfClass() = 0;
/**
* Returns true if this class is the given class, or a subclass of it.
*/
static bool IsTypeOf(const char* type) { return !strcmp("cmObject", type); }
/**
* Returns true if this object is an instance of the given class or
* a subclass of it.
*/
virtual bool IsA(const char* type) { return cmObject::IsTypeOf(type); }
};
#endif