Base class for everything that resides in the Meta repository. More...

#include <OGF/gom/reflection/meta_type.h>

Inheritance diagram for OGF::MetaInformation:

Public Member Functions
virtual void	search (const std::string &needle, const std::string &path="")
	Displays the names of all objects that contain a substring. More...

bool	has_custom_attribute (const std::string &name) const
	Tests whether a given custom attribute exists. More...

std::string	ith_custom_attribute_name (index_t i) const
	Gets the name of a custom attribute by index. More...

std::string	ith_custom_attribute_value (index_t i) const
	Gets the value of a custom attribute by index. More...

std::string	custom_attribute_value (const std::string &name) const
	Gets the value of a new custom attribute. More...

void	create_custom_attribute (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Creates a new custom attribute. More...

void	set_custom_attribute (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Sets the value of a new custom attribute. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from OGF::Object
	Object (bool transient=false)
	Object constructor. More...

virtual	~Object ()
	Object destructor.

virtual MetaClass *	meta_class () const
	Gets the meta class. More...

virtual void	set_meta_class (MetaClass *mclass)
	Sets the meta class. More...

unsigned int	id () const
	Gets the identifier of this object. More...

std::string	string_id () const
	Gets the unique string identifier. More...

bool	has_method (const std::string &method_name) const
	Tests whether a method is defined. More...

virtual bool	invoke_method (const std::string &method_name, const ArgList &args, Any &ret_val)
	Invokes a method by method name and argument list, and gets the return value. More...

bool	invoke_method (const std::string &method_name, const ArgList &args)
	Invokes a method by method name and argument list. More...

bool	invoke_method (const std::string &method_name)
	Invokes a method by method name. More...

bool	has_property (const std::string &prop_name) const
	Tests whether a property is defined. More...

virtual bool	get_property (const std::string &prop_name, std::string &prop_value) const
	Gets a property. More...

virtual Connection *	connect_signal_to_slot (const std::string &signal_name, Object *to, const std::string &slot_name)
	Connects a signal with a slot of another object. More...

virtual void	add_connection (Connection *connection)
	Adds a connection to this object. More...

virtual void	remove_connection (Connection *connection)
	Removes a connection to this object. More...

virtual void	get_element (index_t i, Any &value) const
	Gets an element by index. More...

virtual void	set_element (index_t i, const Any &value)
	Sets an element by index. More...

bool	get_signals_enabled () const
	Tests wheter signals are enabled. More...

void	set_signals_enabled (bool value)
	Enables or disables signals. More...

bool	get_slots_enabled () const
	Tests wheter slots are enabled. More...

void	set_slots_enabled (bool value)
	Enables or disables slots. More...

MetaClass *	get_meta_class () const
	Gets the meta class. More...

std::string	get_string_id () const
	Gets the unique string identifier. More...

virtual std::string	get_doc () const
	Gets the documentation. More...

virtual Sign	compare (const Object *other) const
	Compares this object with another one. More...

virtual bool	is_a (const MetaType *type) const
	Tests whether this object inherits a given type. More...

void	disconnect ()
	Removes all connections from signals of this objects. More...

void	enable_signals ()
	Enables signals.

void	disable_signals ()
	Disables signals.

void	enable_slots ()
	Enables slots.

void	disable_slots ()
	Disables slots.

void	set_properties (const ArgList &args)
	Sets several properties in a single call. More...

virtual bool	set_property (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Sets an individual property. More...

void	help () const
	Displays some help about this object. More...

virtual bool	set_property (const std::string &name, const Any &value)
	Sets an individual property. More...

virtual bool	get_property (const std::string &prop_name, Any &prop_value) const
	Gets a property. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from GEO::Counted
void	ref () const
	Increments the reference count. More...

void	unref () const
	Decrements the reference count. More...

bool	is_shared () const
	Check if the object is shared. More...

int	nb_refs () const
	Gets the number of references that point to this object. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from OGF::CustomAttributes
size_t	nb_custom_attributes () const
	Gets the number of custom attributes. More...

std::string	ith_custom_attribute_name (index_t i) const
	Gets the name of a custom attribute by index. More...

std::string	ith_custom_attribute_value (index_t i) const
	Gets the value of a custom attribute by index. More...

bool	has_custom_attribute (const std::string &name) const
	Tests whether a given custom attribute exists. More...

void	create_custom_attribute (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Creates a new custom attribute. More...

void	set_custom_attribute (const std::string &name, const std::string &value)
	Sets the value of a new custom attribute. More...

std::string	custom_attribute_value (const std::string &name) const
	Gets the value of a new custom attribute. More...

void	clear_custom_attributes ()
	Clears the custom attributes.

Public Attributes
	__pad0__: size_t nb_custom_attributes() const

Public Attributes inherited from OGF::Object
	__pad0__: virtual index_t get_nb_elements() const

	__pad1__: bool equals(const Object* other) const

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from OGF::Object
static Object *	id_to_object (unsigned int id)
	Gets an object from a unique object id. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from GEO::Counted
static void	ref (const Counted *counted)
	Increments the reference count. More...

static void	unref (const Counted *counted)
	Decrements the reference count. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from OGF::Object
virtual bool	emit_signal (const std::string &signal_name, const ArgList &args, bool called_from_slot=false)
	Emits a signal and calls the slots it is connected to. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from GEO::Counted
	Counted ()
	Creates a reference counted object. More...

virtual	~Counted ()
	Destroys a reference counted object. More...

Detailed Description

Base class for everything that resides in the Meta repository.

Definition at line 160 of file meta_type.h.

Member Function Documentation

◆ create_custom_attribute()

void OGF::MetaInformation::create_custom_attribute	(	const std::string &	name,
		const std::string &	value
	)

Creates a new custom attribute.

Parameters

[in]	name	name of the custom attribute
[in]	value	value of the custom attribute

Precondition: !has_custom_attribute(name)

◆ custom_attribute_value()

std::string OGF::MetaInformation::custom_attribute_value ( const std::string & name ) const

Gets the value of a new custom attribute.

Parameters

[in] name name of the custom attribute

Returns: the value of the custom attribute

Precondition: has_custom_attribute(name)

◆ has_custom_attribute()

bool OGF::MetaInformation::has_custom_attribute ( const std::string & name ) const

Tests whether a given custom attribute exists.

Parameters

[in] name name of the custom attribute

Return values

true	if the object has a custom attribute named `name`
false	otherwise

◆ ith_custom_attribute_name()

std::string OGF::MetaInformation::ith_custom_attribute_name ( index_t i ) const

Gets the name of a custom attribute by index.

Parameters

[in] i the index of the custom attribute

Returns: the name of the i th custom attribute

Precondition: i < nb_custom_attributes()

◆ ith_custom_attribute_value()

std::string OGF::MetaInformation::ith_custom_attribute_value ( index_t i ) const

Gets the value of a custom attribute by index.

Parameters

[in] i the index of the custom attribute

Returns: the value of the i th custom attribute

Precondition: i < nb_custom_attributes()

◆ search()

virtual void OGF::MetaInformation::search	(	const std::string &	needle,
		const std::string &	path = `""`
	)

virtual

Displays the names of all objects that contain a substring.

Parameters

[in]	needle	the substring
[in]	path	the path to be prepended to the names

Reimplemented from OGF::Object.

Reimplemented in OGF::MetaClass.

◆ set_custom_attribute()

void OGF::MetaInformation::set_custom_attribute	(	const std::string &	name,
		const std::string &	value
	)

Sets the value of a new custom attribute.

Parameters

[in]	name	name of the custom attribute
[in]	value	value of the custom attribute

Precondition: has_custom_attribute(name)

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

OGF/gom/reflection/meta_type.h

Public Member Functions

Public Attributes

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ create_custom_attribute()

◆ custom_attribute_value()

◆ has_custom_attribute()

◆ ith_custom_attribute_name()

◆ ith_custom_attribute_value()

◆ search()

◆ set_custom_attribute()