propertyproxy.h

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 *   Copyright (C) 2004 by Rick L. Vinyard, Jr.                            *
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#ifndef IDIOSKOPOSPROPERTYPROXY_H
#define IDIOSKOPOSPROPERTYPROXY_H

#include <idioskopos/propertyproxybase.h>

namespace Idioskopos {

template <typename T> class Property;

template <typename T>
  class PropertyProxy: public virtual PropertyProxyBase {
public:
  PropertyProxy(Object& object, const std::string name): PropertyProxyBase(object, name) { }

    ~PropertyProxy() { }

    void   set_value (const T& value) {
      Property<T>* p = get_property_ptr();
      if (p)
        p->set_value(value);
    }

    T   get_value () {
      Property<T>* p = get_property_ptr();
      if (p)
        return p->get_value();
      else
        return T();
     }

    PropertyProxy<T>&   operator= (const T& value) { set_value(value); return *this; }

    operator T () { return get_value(); }

    Property<T>* get_property_ptr();

};
}
#include <idioskopos/object.h>
namespace Idioskopos {


template <typename T>
  inline
  Property<T>* PropertyProxy<T>::get_property_ptr() {
  PropertyBase* pb = m_object.get_property(m_name);
  if (pb)
    return dynamic_cast<Property<T>*>(pb);
  else
    return NULL;
}

}

#endif

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