itkCreateObjectFunction.h

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#ifndef __itkCreateObjectFunction_h
#define __itkCreateObjectFunction_h

#include "itkObject.h"

namespace itk
{
class CreateObjectFunctionBase:public Object
{
public:
  typedef CreateObjectFunctionBase   Self;
  typedef Object                     Superclass;
  typedef SmartPointer< Self >       Pointer;
  typedef SmartPointer< const Self > ConstPointer;

  virtual SmartPointer< LightObject > CreateObject() = 0;

protected:
  CreateObjectFunctionBase() {}
  ~CreateObjectFunctionBase() {}

private:
  CreateObjectFunctionBase(const Self &); //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self &);           //purposely not implemented
};

template< class T >
class CreateObjectFunction:public CreateObjectFunctionBase
{
public:
  typedef CreateObjectFunction Self;
  typedef SmartPointer< Self > Pointer;

  itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self);
  LightObject::Pointer CreateObject() { return T::New().GetPointer(); }

protected:
  CreateObjectFunction() {}
  ~CreateObjectFunction() {}

private:
  CreateObjectFunction(const Self &); //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self &);       //purposely not implemented
};
} // end namespace itk

#endif