AbstractCellMutationState.hpp

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*/
#ifndef ABSTRACTCELLMUTATIONSTATE_HPP_
#define ABSTRACTCELLMUTATIONSTATE_HPP_

#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include "ChasteSerialization.hpp"

class AbstractCellMutationState
{
private:

    unsigned mCellCount;

    unsigned mColour;

    friend class boost::serialization::access;
    template<class Archive>
    void serialize(Archive & archive, const unsigned int version)
    {
        // If Archive is an output archive, then '&' resolves to '<<'
        // If Archive is an input archive, then '&' resolves to '>>'
        archive & mCellCount;
        archive & mColour;
    }

    AbstractCellMutationState();

public:

    AbstractCellMutationState(unsigned colour);

    virtual ~AbstractCellMutationState();

    template<class SUBCLASS>
    bool IsType() const
    {
        // We put a const_cast in here so users don't have to worry about whether the
        // mutation object they are testing is const or not.
        SUBCLASS* p_subclass = dynamic_cast<SUBCLASS*>(const_cast<AbstractCellMutationState*>(this));
        return (p_subclass != NULL);
    }

    bool IsSame(AbstractCellMutationState* pOther);

    bool IsSame(boost::shared_ptr<AbstractCellMutationState> pOther);

    void IncrementCellCount();

    void DecrementCellCount();

    unsigned GetCellCount() const;

    unsigned GetColour() const;
};


#endif /* ABSTRACTCELLMUTATIONSTATE_HPP_ */