IFactory Class Reference

The IFactory is the interface used to create contrete instances of Objectes. More...

#include <GaudiKernel/IFactory.h>

Inheritance diagram for IFactory:

Collaboration diagram for IFactory:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	DeclareInterfaceID (IFactory, 2, 0)
	InterfaceID.
virtual IInterface *	instantiate (IInterface *parent) const =0
	Instantiate an instance of a Gaudi class.
virtual unsigned long	addRef () const =0
virtual unsigned long	release () const =0
virtual unsigned long	addRef ()=0
	Re-declaring these here avoids a compiler warning about hidden functions.
virtual unsigned long	release ()=0
	Release Interface instance.
virtual const std::string &	ident () const =0

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Detailed Description

The IFactory is the interface used to create contrete instances of Objectes.

It can be used to create Services, Algorithms, Converters, ...

Author:

Pere Mato

Definition at line 17 of file IFactory.h.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual unsigned long IFactory::addRef

(

)

const [pure virtual]

virtual unsigned long IFactory::addRef

(

)

[pure virtual]

Re-declaring these here avoids a compiler warning about hidden functions.

Refer to ARM Page 210. Increment the reference count of Interface instance

Implements IInterface.

IFactory::DeclareInterfaceID	(	IFactory	,
		2	,
		0
	)

InterfaceID.

virtual const std::string& IFactory::ident

(

)

const [pure virtual]

virtual IInterface* IFactory::instantiate

(

IInterface *

parent )

const [pure virtual]

Instantiate an instance of a Gaudi class.

virtual unsigned long IFactory::release

(

)

[pure virtual]

Release Interface instance.

Implements IInterface.

virtual unsigned long IFactory::release

(

)

const [pure virtual]

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

• /afs/cern.ch/sw/Gaudi/releases/GAUDI/GAUDI_v23r2/GaudiKernel/GaudiKernel/IFactory.h