source: orxonox.OLD/orxonox/trunk/src/lib/lang/class_list.h @ 4752

/*!
    \file class_list.h
    \brief Definition of the Class List, that handles a Class-Specific-Control structure

 */

#ifndef _CLASS_LIST_H
#define _CLASS_LIST_H

#include "class_id.h"

// FORWARD DEFINITION
class BaseObject;
template<class T> class tList;


//! A class that handles Pointers to Objects of all type.
/**
  here all the Pointers to all the Object of orxonox are stored, that implement BaseObject
  for now, this is only for debugging reasons, and we should be able to detect undeleted
  Objects.
 */
class ClassList {

  public:
    ClassList(const long& classID, const char* className);
    virtual ~ClassList();

    static void addToClassList(BaseObject* objectPointer, const long& classID, const char* className);
    static void removeFromClassList(BaseObject* objectPointer);

    static void debug(unsigned int debugLevel = 0);

  private:
    tList<BaseObject>*       objectList;             //!< A list of Objects belonging to this Class

    long                     classID;                //!< ClassID stored in this ClassList \see ClassID
    const char*              className;              //!< Name of the Class Stored here

    ClassList*               next;                   //!< Pointer to the next class in the List

    // STATIC MEMBERS
    static ClassList*        first;                  //!< The first Class in the List (should be BaseObject)
    static unsigned int      classCount;             //!< The Count of classes that have been registered (should match the lower description)
};

#endif /* _CLASS_LIST_H */