itkObjectFactory.h

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

  Program:   Insight Segmentation & Registration Toolkit
  Module:    $RCSfile: itkObjectFactory.h,v $
  Language:  C++
  Date:      $Date: 2009-02-06 20:53:14 $
  Version:   $Revision: 1.18 $

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#ifndef __itkObjectFactory_h
#define __itkObjectFactory_h

#include "itkObjectFactoryBase.h"

namespace itk
{

template <class T>
class ObjectFactory : public ObjectFactoryBase
{
public:
  static typename T::Pointer Create()
    {
    LightObject::Pointer ret = ObjectFactory::CreateInstance(typeid(T).name());
    return dynamic_cast<T*>(ret.GetPointer());
    }
};

} // end namespace itk

#endif