IlvClassInfo Class Reference

Class information. More...

#include <ilviews/base/clssinfo.h>

Inherited by IlvObjectLFClassInfo, and IlvPropClassInfo.

Public Member Functions
const char *	getClassName () const
	Retrieves the name of the class. More...
IlvClassInfo *	getSuperClass () const
	Retrieves the super class. More...
const IlSymbol *	getSymbol () const
	Retrieves the name of the class as a symbol. More...
IlBoolean	isSubtypeOf (const char *className) const
	Checks for inheritance. More...
IlBoolean	isSubtypeOf (const IlvClassInfo *classInfo) const
	Checks for inheritance. More...

Detailed Description

Class information.

Library: xviews or winviews or mviews (mutually exclusive)

This class provides runtime information about Rogue Wave Views classes. A unique instance of this class is created for each class that is registered in Rogue Wave Views using. The registration depends on the class type. For example, subclasses of IlvGraphic use IlvRegisterClass to register themselves. This macro actually creates a unique instance of IlvClassInfo and associates this instance with the graphic class.

Member Function Documentation

const char* IlvClassInfo::getClassName

(

)

const

Retrieves the name of the class.

Returns

The class name of the registered class. You must not modify nor delete the returned string.

IlvClassInfo* IlvClassInfo::getSuperClass

(

)

const

Retrieves the super class.

Returns

A pointer to the IlvClassInfo instance associated with the superclass of the class associated with this IlvClassInfo.

const IlSymbol* IlvClassInfo::getSymbol

(

)

const

Retrieves the name of the class as a symbol.

Returns

The symbol built with the class name of the registered class.

IlBoolean IlvClassInfo::isSubtypeOf

(

const char *

className

)

const

Checks for inheritance.

Returns

IlTrue if this instance is associated with a subclass of the class registered as className, or IlFalse if it is not.

IlBoolean IlvClassInfo::isSubtypeOf

(

const IlvClassInfo *

classInfo

)

const

Checks for inheritance.

Parameters

classInfo

The class descriptor that is checked as being a descriptor of a base class of this descriptor.

Returns

IlTrue if this instance is associated with a subclass of the class associated with the IlvClassInfo instance referred to as classInfo, and IlFalse if it is not.