WrapperBase.h

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//# WrapperBase.h: Aid in constructing function objects from C++ functions 
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//# $Id$
 
#ifndef SCIMATH_WRAPPERBASE_H
#define SCIMATH_WRAPPERBASE_H
 
//# Includes
#include <casacore/casa/aips.h>
#include <casacore/scimath/Functionals/Function.h>
#include <casacore/casa/Arrays/Vector.h>
 
namespace casacore { //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - BEGIN
 
//# Forward declarations
 
// <summary> Aid in constructing function objects from C++ functions 
// </summary>
//
// <use visibility=local>
//
// <reviewed reviewer="UNKNOWN" date="before2004/08/25" tests="" demos="">
// </reviewed>
//
// <prerequisite>
//   <li> <linkto class="FunctionWrapper">FunctionWrapper</linkto> class
//   <li> <linkto class="WrapperData">WrapperData</linkto> class
// </prerequisite>
//
// <synopsis>
// This base class is provided to enable compile time selection of the
// appropriate function call through <src>WrapperData</src>.
// </synopsis>
//
// <example>
// <srcblock>
// Float func(const Vector<Float>& x) { return x(0)*x(1); }        // x*y
// // Convert C++ functions to Functionals
// FunctionWrapper<Float> Func(func, 2);
// </srcblock>
//
 
template<class T> class WrapperBase {
 public:
  //# Constructors
  // Default constructor: zero dimension
  WrapperBase() : ndim_p(0), arg_p(0) {}
  // Standard constructor
  explicit WrapperBase(const uInt dim) : ndim_p(dim), arg_p(dim) {}
 
  // Destructor
  virtual ~WrapperBase() {}
 
  //# Operators    
  // Evaluate the function at <src>x</src>.
  // <group>
  virtual T eval(typename Function<T>::FunctionArg x,
         const Vector<T> &par) const = 0;
  // </group>
 
  //# Member functions
  // Get the dimensionality
  virtual uInt ndim() const { return ndim_p; }
 
 protected:
  //# Data
  // Dimensionality
  uInt ndim_p;
  // Vector argument interface
  mutable Vector<T> arg_p;
 
 private:
  // Copy constructor and assignment (not implemented)
  // <group>
  WrapperBase(const WrapperBase<T> &other);
  WrapperBase<T> &operator=(const WrapperBase<T> &other);
  // </group>
 
};
 
 
} //# NAMESPACE CASACORE - END
 
#endif