Virtual Functions restoreGuts(RWFile&) and restoreGuts(RWvistream&)
In a manner similar to saveGuts(), these virtual functions are used to restore the internal state of an RWCollectable from a file or stream. Here is a definition of these functions for the Bus class:
 
void Bus::restoreGuts(RWFile& f) {
RWCollectable::restoreGuts(f); // Restore base class
f.Read(busNumber_); // Restore primitive
f >> driver_ >> customers_; // Uses Rogue Wave provided
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delete passengers_; // Delete old RWSet
f >> passengers_; // Replace with a new one
}
void Bus::restoreGuts(RWvistream& strm) {
RWCollectable::restoreGuts(strm); // Restore base class
strm >> busNumber_ >> driver_ >> customers_;
delete passengers_; // Delete old RWSet
strm >> passengers_; // Replace with a new one
}
Note that the pointer passengers_ is restored using:
 
RWvistream& operator>>(RWvistream&, RWCollectable*&);
If the original passengers_ is non-nil, then this function restores a new RWSet off the heap and returns a pointer to it. Otherwise, it returns a nil pointer. Either way, the old contents of passengers_ are replaced. Hence, we must call delete passengers_ first.