STK_Law_ILawBase.h

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/*
 * Project:  stkpp::STatistiK::Law
 * Purpose:  Interface base class for all multivariate probabilities laws.
 * Author:   Serge Iovleff, serge.iovleff@stkpp.org
 **/

#ifndef STK_LAW_ILAWBASE_H
#define STK_LAW_ILAWBASE_H

#include "../../STKernel/include/STK_String.h"
#include "STK_RandBase.h"

namespace STK
{

namespace Law
{
class ILawBase
{
  protected:
    inline ILawBase(String const& name) : name_(name)
    { }

  public:
    inline virtual ~ILawBase() { }

    inline String const& name() const { return name_;}

    virtual void update() { }

  protected:
    static RandBase generator;

    String name_;

};

} // namespace Law

} //  namespace STK

#endif /*STK_LAW_ILAWBASE_H*/