JClonable.hh

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#ifndef __JLANG__JCLONABLE__
#define __JLANG__JCLONABLE__


/**
 * \author mdejong
 */

namespace JLANG {}
namespace JPP { using namespace JLANG; }

namespace JLANG {


  /**
   * Template interface class for object cloning.
   */
  template<class JClass_t>
  class JClonable {
  public:

    /**
     * Type definition of return value of method clone().
     */
    typedef JClass_t*       clone_type;


    /**
     * Virtual destructor.
     */
    virtual ~JClonable() 
    {}


    /**
     * Get clone of this object.
     *
     * \return              pointer to newly created object
     */
    virtual clone_type clone() const = 0;
  };
}


#endif