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DynamicObject Class Reference

Represents a dynamically implemented object. More...

Inherits ReferenceCountedObject.

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

 DynamicObject ()
virtual ~DynamicObject ()
 Destructor.
virtual bool hasProperty (const Identifier &propertyName) const
 Returns true if the object has a property with this name.
virtual var getProperty (const Identifier &propertyName) const
 Returns a named property.
virtual void setProperty (const Identifier &propertyName, const var &newValue)
 Sets a named property.
virtual void removeProperty (const Identifier &propertyName)
 Removes a named property.
virtual bool hasMethod (const Identifier &methodName) const
 Checks whether this object has the specified method.
virtual var invokeMethod (const Identifier &methodName, const var *parameters, int numParameters)
 Invokes a named method on this object.
void setMethod (const Identifier &methodName, var::MethodFunction methodFunction)
 Sets up a method.
void clear ()
 Removes all properties and methods from the object.
NamedValueSetgetProperties () noexcept
 Returns the NamedValueSet that holds the object's properties.

Detailed Description

Represents a dynamically implemented object.

This class is primarily intended for wrapping scripting language objects, but could be used for other purposes.

An instance of a DynamicObject can be used to store named properties, and by subclassing hasMethod() and invokeMethod(), you can give your object methods.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual DynamicObject::~DynamicObject ( ) [virtual]

Destructor.


Member Function Documentation

virtual bool DynamicObject::hasProperty ( const Identifier propertyName) const [virtual]

Returns true if the object has a property with this name.

Note that if the property is actually a method, this will return false.

virtual var DynamicObject::getProperty ( const Identifier propertyName) const [virtual]

Returns a named property.

This returns a void if no such property exists.

virtual void DynamicObject::setProperty ( const Identifier propertyName,
const var newValue 
) [virtual]

Sets a named property.

virtual void DynamicObject::removeProperty ( const Identifier propertyName) [virtual]

Removes a named property.

virtual bool DynamicObject::hasMethod ( const Identifier methodName) const [virtual]

Checks whether this object has the specified method.

The default implementation of this just checks whether there's a property with this name that's actually a method, but this can be overridden for building objects with dynamic invocation.

virtual var DynamicObject::invokeMethod ( const Identifier methodName,
const var parameters,
int  numParameters 
) [virtual]

Invokes a named method on this object.

The default implementation looks up the named property, and if it's a method call, then it invokes it.

This method is virtual to allow more dynamic invocation to used for objects where the methods may not already be set as properies.

void DynamicObject::setMethod ( const Identifier methodName,
var::MethodFunction  methodFunction 
)

Sets up a method.

This is basically the same as calling setProperty (methodName, (var::MethodFunction) myFunction), but helps to avoid accidentally invoking the wrong type of var constructor. It also makes the code easier to read,

The compiler will probably force you to use an explicit cast your method to a (var::MethodFunction), e.g.

        setMethod ("doSomething", (var::MethodFunction) &MyClass::doSomething);

Removes all properties and methods from the object.

Returns the NamedValueSet that holds the object's properties.


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