CListOfClasses.h

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#ifndef CListOfClasses_H
#define CListOfClasses_H
 
#include <mrpt/utils/CSerializable.h>
#include <mrpt/system/string_utils.h>
#include <set>
 
namespace mrpt
{
namespace utils
{
/** A list (actually based on a std::set) of MRPT classes, capable of keeping
 * any class registered by the mechanism of CSerializable classes.
 * \ingroup mrpt_base_grp
  */
class CListOfClasses
{
   private:
        typedef std::set<const mrpt::utils::TRuntimeClassId*> TSet;
 
        TSet m_data;
 
   public:
        typedef TSet::iterator iterator;
        typedef TSet::const_iterator const_iterator;
 
        inline iterator begin() { return m_data.begin(); }
        inline const_iterator begin() const { return m_data.begin(); }
        inline iterator end() { return m_data.end(); }
        inline const_iterator end() const { return m_data.end(); }
        /** Insert a class in the list. Example of usage:
          *   \code
          *     myList.insert(CLASS_ID(CObservationImage));
          *   \endcode
          */
        inline void insert(const mrpt::utils::TRuntimeClassId* id)
        {
                m_data.insert(id);
        }
 
        /** Does the list contains this class? */
        inline bool contains(const mrpt::utils::TRuntimeClassId* id) const
        {
                return m_data.find(id) != m_data.end();
        }
 
        /** Does the list contains a class derived from...? */
        bool containsDerivedFrom(const mrpt::utils::TRuntimeClassId* id) const;
 
        /** Empty the list */
        inline void clear() { m_data.clear(); }
        /** Is the list empty? */
        inline bool empty() const { return m_data.empty(); }
        /** Return a string representation of the list, for example: "CPose2D,
         * CObservation, CPose3D".
          */
        std::string toString() const;
 
        /** Return a string representation of the list, for example: "CPose2D,
         * CObservation, CPose3D".
          * \exception std::exception On unregistered class name found.
          */
        void fromString(const std::string& s);
 
};  // end of class
 
}  // End of namespace
}  // end of namespace
#endif