ow_plugin_loader::ClassCreator Class Reference

The ClassCreator class. More...

#include <class_creator.h>

Public Types
typedef ow_core::IGenericClass	IGenericClass

Public Member Functions
	ClassCreator (const std::string &libFilePath, bool *ok=0)
	Default constructor. More...
virtual	~ClassCreator ()
	Deconstructor.
IGenericClass *	genericClassPtr ()
	Generic pointer to the created class. More...
template<class IClass >
IClass *	classPtr ()
	Interface class pointer to the created class. More...

Protected Attributes
ClassLoader	loader_
	class loader
IGenericClass *	c_ptr_
	the pointer to the created class

Detailed Description

The ClassCreator class.

This class can load shared libs at runtime and can create classes from the loaded lib. In contrast to the class loader, this class creates only one instance of the loaded class and manages its pointer.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ow_plugin_loader::ClassCreator::ClassCreator	(	const std::string &	libFilePath,
		bool *	ok = 0
	)

Default constructor.

Parameters

libFilePath	the file path to the .so shared library to use.
ok	optional flag that is set to true on success or set to false on error.

Member Function Documentation

template<class IClass >

IClass* ow_plugin_loader::ClassCreator::classPtr ( )

inline

Interface class pointer to the created class.

This pointer is 0 on error.

NOTE: the creation and deletion of the created class is managed by this class. You should not delete the class to which this pointer is pointing.

IGenericClass* ow_plugin_loader::ClassCreator::genericClassPtr

(

)

Generic pointer to the created class.

This pointer is 0 on error.

NOTE: the creation and deletion of the created class is managed by this class. You should not delete the class to which this pointer is pointing.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• /home/dean/ros/workspaces/ow_test_ws/src/ow_plugin_loader/include/ow_plugin_loader/class_creator.h