IKernelObjectFactory Class Reference

Kernel object factory, creates all kernel objects. More...

Inheritance diagram for IKernelObjectFactory:

Public Member Functions
virtual OpenViBE::IObject *	createObject (const OpenViBE::CIdentifier &rClassIdentifier)=0
	Creates a new kernel object givent its class identifier. More...
virtual OpenViBE::boolean	releaseObject (OpenViBE::IObject *pObject)=0
	Releases an object created by this factory. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from IObject
virtual OpenViBE::CIdentifier	getClassIdentifier (void) const =0
	Returns the final class identifier of the concrete class. More...
virtual OpenViBE::boolean	isDerivedFromClass (const OpenViBE::CIdentifier &rClassIdentifier) const
	Checks if this object is compatible with a class identifier. More...
virtual OpenViBE::boolean	acceptVisitor (OpenViBE::IObjectVisitor &rObjectVisitor)
	Requests this object to accept a visitor. More...

Detailed Description

Kernel object factory, creates all kernel objects.

Author

Yann Renard (INRIA/IRISA)

Date

2006-09-26

This class allows to create kernel objects as needed.

Todo:

should it be removed ?

Member Function Documentation

virtual OpenViBE::IObject* createObject ( const OpenViBE::CIdentifier &  rClassIdentifier )

pure virtual

Creates a new kernel object givent its class identifier.

Parameters

rClassIdentifier

[in] : the class identifier of the object to create

Returns

a pointer on the created object in case of success.

NULL in case of error.

virtual OpenViBE::boolean releaseObject ( OpenViBE::IObject *  pObject )

pure virtual

Releases an object created by this factory.

Parameters

pObject

[in] : the object to release

Returns

true in case of success.

false in case of error.

Note

The factory should have created the object in order to release it.