STK_IRecursiveTemplate.h

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/*
 * Project:  stkpp::Sdk
 * created on: 7 août 2011
 * Purpose:  Create an interface base class for class using the Recursive
 * template paradigm.
 * Author:   iovleff, serge.iovleff@stkpp.org
 *
 **/

#ifndef STK_IRECURSIVETEMPLATE_H
#define STK_IRECURSIVETEMPLATE_H

namespace STK
{

template<class Leaf>
class IRecursiveTemplate
{
  public:
    IRecursiveTemplate() {;}

    IRecursiveTemplate(IRecursiveTemplate const& leaf) { ;}

    virtual ~IRecursiveTemplate() {;}

    inline Leaf& asLeaf()
    { return static_cast<Leaf&>(*this); }

    inline Leaf const& asLeaf() const
    { return static_cast<Leaf const&>(*this); }

    inline Leaf* asPtrLeaf()
    { return static_cast<Leaf*>(this); }

    inline Leaf const* asPtrLeaf() const
    { return static_cast<Leaf const*>(this); }

    inline Leaf* clone() const
    { return new Leaf(this->asLeaf());}
};

} // namespace STK

#endif /* STK_IRECURSIVETEMPLATE_H */