source: code/trunk/src/ceguilua-0.5.0b/ceguilua/CEGUILuaFunctor.h @ 2237

/***********************************************************************
    filename: CEGUILuaFunctor.h
    created:  Thu Jan 26 2006
    author:   Tomas Lindquist Olsen <tomas@famolsen.dk>

    purpose:  Defines interface for LuaFunctor class
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _CEGUILuaFunctor_h_
#define _CEGUILuaFunctor_h_

#include "CEGUIEventSet.h"

struct lua_State;

// Start of CEGUI namespace section
namespace CEGUI
{

// forward declaration
class LuaScriptModule;

/*!
\brief
    Functor class used for subscribing Lua functions to CEGUI events
*/
class LuaFunctor
{
public:
    LuaFunctor(lua_State* state, int func, int selfIndex);
    LuaFunctor(lua_State* state, const String& func, int selfIndex);
    LuaFunctor(const LuaFunctor& cp);
    ~LuaFunctor();

    bool operator()(const EventArgs& args) const;

    /*!
    \brief
        function used to subscribe any Lua function as event handler.
        References using the Lua registry.
        To be called from Lua only.
    */
    static Event::Connection SubscribeEvent(EventSet* self, const String& eventName, int funcIndex, int selfIndex, lua_State* L);

    /*!
    \brief
        Pushes the Lua function named \param name on top of the Lua stack.
        The name may contain '.' (dots) character for (nested) table values.
    */
    static void pushNamedFunction(lua_State* L, const String& name);

private:
    lua_State* L;
    mutable int index;
    int self;
    mutable bool needs_lookup;
    mutable String function_name;

    friend class LuaScriptModule;
};

} // namespace CEGUI

#endif // end of guard _CEGUILuaFunctor_h_