MUON/mapping/AliMpPadIteratorPtr.h

   1 // $Id$
   2 // Category: basic
   3 //
   4 // Class AliMpPadIteratorPtr
   5 // --------------------------
   6 // Pointer to the virtual pad iterator;
   7 // enables to allocate the virtual pad iterator on stack.
   8 // Usage:
   9 // AliMpVIndexed* myIndexed = MyIndexed()
  10 // MVIterator& it = *AliMpPadIteratorPtr(myIndexed->CreateIterator());
  11 //
  12 // Authors: David Guez, Ivana Hrivnacova; IPN Orsay
  13
  14 #ifndef ALI_MP_PAD_ITERATOR_PTR_H
  15 #define ALI_MP_PAD_ITERATOR_PTR_H
  16
  17 #include <TObject.h>
  18
  19 class AliMpVPadIterator;
  20
  21 class AliMpPadIteratorPtr : public TObject
  22 {
  23   public:
  24     AliMpPadIteratorPtr(AliMpVPadIterator* it);
  25     // AliMpPadIteratorPtr(const AliMpPadIteratorPtr& right); --> private
  26     virtual ~AliMpPadIteratorPtr();
  27
  28     AliMpVPadIterator* operator->() { return  fIterator; }
  29     AliMpVPadIterator& operator*()  { return *fIterator; }
  30
  31   protected:
  32     AliMpPadIteratorPtr(const AliMpPadIteratorPtr& right);
  33
  34     // operators
  35     AliMpPadIteratorPtr& operator=(const AliMpPadIteratorPtr& right);
  36         // copy and assignment are disallowed to avoid
  37         // multiple deletion of fIterator
  38
  39   private:
  40     // data members
  41     AliMpVPadIterator*  fIterator; //The pad iterator
  42
  43   ClassDef(AliMpPadIteratorPtr,1) // Pointer to abstract pad iterator
  44 };
  45
  46 #endif // ALI_MP_PAD_ITERATOR_PTR_H