FreeCAD/src/App/Property.h
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/***************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) Jürgen Riegel (juergen.riegel@web.de) 2002 *
* *
* This file is part of the FreeCAD CAx development system. *
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***************************************************************************/
#ifndef APP_PROPERTY_H
#define APP_PROPERTY_H
// Std. configurations
#include <Base/Persistence.h>
#include <string>
#include <bitset>
namespace App
{
class PropertyContainer;
/** Base class of all properties
* This is the father of all properties. Properties are objects which are used
* in the document tree to parametrize e.g. features and their graphical output.
* They are also used to gain access from the scripting facility.
* /par
* This abstract base class defines all methods shared by all
* possible properties. It is also possible to define user properties
* and use them in the framework...
*/
class AppExport Property : public Base::Persistence
{
TYPESYSTEM_HEADER();
public:
Property();
virtual ~Property();
/** This method is used to get the size of objects
* It is not meant to have the exact size, it is more or less an estimation
* which runs fast! Is it two bytes or a GB?
* This method is defined in Base::Persistence
* @see Base::Persistence
*/
virtual unsigned int getMemSize (void) const {
// you have to implement this method in all property classes!
return sizeof(father) + sizeof(StatusBits);
}
/// get the name of this property in the belonging container
const char* getName(void) const;
/// Get the class name of the associated property editor item
virtual const char* getEditorName(void) const { return ""; }
/// Get the type of the property in the container
short getType(void) const;
/// Get the group of this property
const char* getGroup(void) const;
/// Get the documentation of this property
const char* getDocumentation(void) const;
/// Is called by the framework to set the father (container)
void setContainer(PropertyContainer *Father);
/// Get a pointer to the PropertyContainer derived class the property belongs to
PropertyContainer *getContainer(void) const {return father;}
/// Set the property touched
void touch();
/// Test if this property is touched
bool isTouched(void) const {return StatusBits.test(0);}
/// Reset this property touched
void purgeTouched(void){StatusBits.reset(0);}
/// Returns a new copy of the property (mainly for Undo/Redo and transactions)
virtual Property *Copy(void) const = 0;
/// Paste the value from the property (mainly for Undo/Redo and transactions)
virtual void Paste(const Property &from) = 0;
/// Encodes an attribute upon saving.
std::string encodeAttribute(const std::string&) const;
friend class PropertyContainer;
/** Status bits of the property
* The first 8 bits are used for the base system the rest can be used in
* descendent classes to to mark special stati on the objects.
* The bits and their meaning are listed below:
* 0 - object is marked as 'touched'
* 1 - object is marked as 'immutable'
* 2 - object is marked as 'read-ony' (for property editor)
* 3 - object is marked as 'hidden' (for property editor)
*/
std::bitset<32> StatusBits;
protected:
/// Gets called by all setValue() methods after the value has changed
void hasSetValue(void);
/// Gets called by all setValue() methods before the value has changed
void aboutToSetValue(void);
private:
// forbidden
Property(const Property&);
Property& operator = (const Property&);
private:
PropertyContainer *father;
};
/** Base class of all property lists.
* The PropertyLists class is the base class for properties which can contain
* multiple values, not only a single value.
* All property types which may contain more than one value inherits this class.
*/
class AppExport PropertyLists : public Property
{
TYPESYSTEM_HEADER();
public:
virtual void setSize(int newSize)=0;
virtual int getSize(void) const =0;
};
} // namespace App
#endif // APP_PROPERTY_H