STK_IRecursiveTemplate.h

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/*
 * Project:  stkpp::Sdk
 * created on: 7 août 2011
 * Purpose:  Create an interface base class for class using the Recursive
 * template paradigm.
 * Author:   iovleff, S..._Dot_I..._At_stkpp_Dot_org (see copyright for ...)
 *
 **/
 
#ifndef STK_IRECURSIVETEMPLATE_H
#define STK_IRECURSIVETEMPLATE_H
 
namespace STK
{
 
template<class Derived>
class IRecursiveTemplate
{
  protected:
    inline IRecursiveTemplate() {}
    inline ~IRecursiveTemplate() {}
 
  public:
    inline Derived& asDerived()
    { return static_cast<Derived&>(*this); }
    inline Derived const& asDerived() const
    { return static_cast<Derived const&>(*this); }
    inline Derived* asPtrDerived()
    { return static_cast<Derived*>(this); }
    inline Derived const* asPtrDerived() const
    { return static_cast<Derived const*>(this); }
    inline Derived* clone() const
    { return new Derived(this->asDerived());}
    inline Derived* clone(bool isRef) const
    { return new Derived(this->asDerived(), isRef);}
};
 
} // namespace STK
 
#endif /* STK_IRECURSIVETEMPLATE_H */