itkMetaDataObjectBase.h

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/*=========================================================================

  Program:   Insight Segmentation & Registration Toolkit
  Module:    $RCSfile: itkMetaDataObjectBase.h,v $
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date: 2003/09/10 14:29:16 $
  Version:   $Revision: 1.7 $

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  Portions of this code are covered under the VTK copyright.
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     This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even 
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=========================================================================*/
#ifndef MetaDataObjectBase_h_h
#define MetaDataObjectBase_h_h

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#pragma warning ( disable : 4786 )
#endif

#include <typeinfo>
#include <iostream>
#include "itkLightObject.h"
#include "itkWin32Header.h"

namespace itk {
  class ITKCommon_EXPORT MetaDataObjectBase : public LightObject
  {
    public:
      typedef MetaDataObjectBase  Self;
      typedef LightObject  Superclass;
      typedef SmartPointer<Self>  Pointer;
      typedef SmartPointer<const Self>  ConstPointer;


      itkTypeMacro(MetaDataObjectBase, LightObject);

      virtual const char * GetMetaDataObjectTypeName(void) const;
      virtual const std::type_info & GetMetaDataObjectTypeInfo(void) const;
      virtual void Print(std::ostream& os) const;
    protected:
      // Should not be able to construct a new MetaDataObjectBase
      static  Pointer New(void);
      virtual ~MetaDataObjectBase();
      MetaDataObjectBase();
    private:
      //void * operator new(size_t nothing) {};//purposefully not implemented
      MetaDataObjectBase(const Self &);//purposely not implemented
      void operator=(const Self&); //purposely not implemented
  };
}

#endif //MetaDataObjectBase_h_h

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