source: source/ariba/utility/addressing/facades/to_string_v.hpp@ 5450

// to_string_v.hpp, created on 30.06.2009 by Sebastian Mies

#ifndef TO_STRING_V_HPP_
#define TO_STRING_V_HPP_

#include <string>
#include "vfacade.hpp"

using namespace std;

/**
 * TODO: Doc
 *
 * @author Sebastian Mies <mies@tm.uka.de>
 */
/// a to to string interface
class to_string_v {
public:
        //--- to_string_v ---------------------------------------------------------

        /// convert address to a string that can be used to reconstruct the address
        virtual string to_string() const = 0;

        /// Assigns an address using a human-readable
        virtual bool assign(const std::string& text) = 0;

        /// convenience method for assignment of a c-strings
        inline to_string_v& assign(const char* text) {
                to_string_v::assign(std::string(text));
                return *this;
        }

        /// convenience method for assignment of strings
        inline to_string_v& operator=(const std::string& text) {
                assign(text);
                return *this;
        }

        /// convenience method for assignment of strings
        inline to_string_v& operator=(const char* text) {
                assign(text);
                return *this;
        }
};

typedef vfacade<to_string_v> to_string_vf;

/// the object hull for to_string interfaces
template<class NonVirtual, class AdaptorType>
class vobject_hull<NonVirtual, to_string_v, AdaptorType> : public to_string_v {
private:
        typename AdaptorType::template adaptor_type<NonVirtual> obj;

public:
        template<typename T>
        explicit vobject_hull(T& obj) :
                obj(obj) {
        }

        explicit vobject_hull() :
                obj() {
        }

        //--- to_string_v ---------------------------------------------------------

        /// convert address to a string that can be used to reconstruct the address
        virtual string to_string() const {
                return obj->to_string();
        }

        /// Assigns an address using a human-readable
        virtual bool assign(const std::string& text) {
                return obj->assign(text);
        }
};

#endif /* TO_STRING_V_HPP_ */