FourCC.h

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#pragma once

#include <ICLUtils/CompatMacros.h>
#include <ICLUtils/BasicTypes.h>
#include <ICLUtils/Exception.h>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

namespace icl{
  namespace io{
    

    class ICLIO_API FourCC{
      icl32s key; 
        
      public:
      FourCC():key(0){}
      
      FourCC(icl32s key):key(key){} 
      
      FourCC(const std::string &key){
        init(key);
      }
      
      FourCC(const char *key){
        init(key);
      }
  
      void init(const std::string &key) throw (utils::ICLException){
        if(key.length() != 4) throw utils::ICLException("FourCC::FourCC(string): invalid fourcc code " + key);
        if(key == "null") this->key = 0;
        else this->key = (((icl32u)(key[0])<<0)|((icl32u)(key[1])<<8)|((icl32u)(key[2])<<16)|((icl32u)(key[3])<<24));
      }
      
      inline FourCC &operator=(icl32s key) { return *this=FourCC(key); }
  
      inline FourCC &operator=(const std::string &key) { return *this=FourCC(key); }
      
      std::string asString() const {
        if(!key) return "null";
        int tmp[2] = {key,0};
        return std::string((char*)tmp);
      }
      
      icl32s asInt() const {
        return key;
      }
      
      operator bool() { return key != 0; }
  
      operator int() { return asInt(); }
    };
  
    inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &stream, const FourCC &fourCC){
      return stream << "FourCC(" << fourCC.asString() << ")" << std::endl;
    }
  
  } // namespace io
}