TypeInfo.hpp

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#ifndef __FWTOOLS_TYPEINFO_HPP__
#define __FWTOOLS_TYPEINFO_HPP__

#include "fwTools/config.hpp"

#include <typeinfo>

namespace fwTools
{
class FWTOOLS_CLASS_API TypeInfo
{
public:

    FWTOOLS_API TypeInfo(); // needed for containers

    FWTOOLS_API TypeInfo(const std::type_info&); // non-explicit

    FWTOOLS_API TypeInfo& operator=(const TypeInfo& ti);

    FWTOOLS_API const std::type_info& type_info() const;

    FWTOOLS_API operator const std::type_info&() const
    {
        return *pInfo_;
    }

    // Compatibility functions
    FWTOOLS_API bool before(const TypeInfo& rhs) const;

    FWTOOLS_API const char* name() const;

private:

    const std::type_info* pInfo_;
};

// COMPARISON OPERATOR
FWTOOLS_API bool operator==(const TypeInfo& lhs, const TypeInfo& rhs);
FWTOOLS_API bool operator<(const TypeInfo& lhs, const TypeInfo& rhs);
FWTOOLS_API bool operator!=(const TypeInfo& lhs, const TypeInfo& rhs);
FWTOOLS_API bool operator>(const TypeInfo& lhs, const TypeInfo& rhs);
FWTOOLS_API bool operator<=(const TypeInfo& lhs, const TypeInfo& rhs);
FWTOOLS_API bool operator>=(const TypeInfo& lhs, const TypeInfo& rhs);

}

#endif /* __FWTOOLS_TYPEINFO_HPP__ */