AbstractCellProperty.hpp

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00028 
00029 #ifndef ABSTRACTCELLPROPERTY_HPP_
00030 #define ABSTRACTCELLPROPERTY_HPP_
00031 
00032 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
00033 #include "ChasteSerialization.hpp"
00034 #include "Identifiable.hpp"
00035 
00042 class AbstractCellProperty : public Identifiable
00043 {
00044 private:
00045 
00049     unsigned mCellCount;
00050 
00052     friend class boost::serialization::access;
00059     template<class Archive>
00060     void serialize(Archive & archive, const unsigned int version)
00061     {
00062         // If Archive is an output archive, then '&' resolves to '<<'
00063         // If Archive is an input archive, then '&' resolves to '>>'
00064         archive & mCellCount;
00065     }
00066 
00067 public:
00071     AbstractCellProperty();
00072 
00076     virtual ~AbstractCellProperty();
00077 
00089     template<class CLASS>
00090     bool IsType() const
00091     {
00092         CLASS ref_obj;
00093         return IsSame(&ref_obj);
00094     }
00095 
00103     template<class BASECLASS>
00104     bool IsSubType() const
00105     {
00106         // We put a const_cast in here so users don't have to worry about whether the
00107         // property object they are testing is const or not.
00108         BASECLASS* p_subclass = dynamic_cast<BASECLASS*>(const_cast<AbstractCellProperty*>(this));
00109         return (p_subclass != NULL);
00110     }
00111 
00116     bool IsSame(const AbstractCellProperty* pOther) const;
00117 
00122     bool IsSame(boost::shared_ptr<const AbstractCellProperty> pOther) const;
00123 
00127     void IncrementCellCount();
00128 
00132     void DecrementCellCount();
00133 
00137     unsigned GetCellCount() const;
00138 
00139 };
00140 
00141 #endif /* ABSTRACTCELLPROPERTY_HPP_ */

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