source: code/branches/toonshader/src/core/ObjectList.h @ 6579

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/**
    @file
    @brief Definition and implementation of the ObjectList class.

    The ObjectList is a wrapper of an ObjectListBase of a given class.
    Use Iterator<class> to iterate through all objects of the class.
*/

#ifndef _ObjectList_H__
#define _ObjectList_H__

#include "CorePrereqs.h"

#include "Identifier.h"
#include "ObjectListIterator.h"

namespace orxonox
{
    // ###############################
    // ###       ObjectList        ###
    // ###############################
    //! The ObjectList contains all objects of the given class.
    /**
        Wraps the ObjectListBase of the corresponding Identifier.
        Use ObjectListIterator<class> to iterate through all objects in the list.
    */
    template <class T>
    class ObjectList
    {
        public:
            typedef ObjectListIterator<T> iterator;

            /** @brief Returns an Iterator to the first element in the list. @return The Iterator */
            inline static ObjectListElement<T>* begin()
                { return ((ObjectListElement<T>*)ClassIdentifier<T>::getIdentifier()->getObjects()->begin().element_); }

            /** @brief Returns an Iterator to the element after the last element in the list. @return The Iterator */
            inline static ObjectListElement<T>* end()
                { return ((ObjectListElement<T>*)ClassIdentifier<T>::getIdentifier()->getObjects()->end().element_); }

            /** @brief Returns an Iterator to the last element in the list. @return The Iterator */
            inline static ObjectListElement<T>* rbegin()
                { return ((ObjectListElement<T>*)ClassIdentifier<T>::getIdentifier()->getObjects()->rbegin().element_); }

            /** @brief Returns an Iterator to the element before the first element in the list. @return The Iterator */
            inline static ObjectListElement<T>* rend()
                { return ((ObjectListElement<T>*)ClassIdentifier<T>::getIdentifier()->getObjects()->rend().element_); }
    };
}

#endif /* _ObjectList_H__ */