icl::utils::Uncopyable Class Reference

Class interface for un-copyable classes. More...

#include <Uncopyable.h>

Inheritance diagram for icl::utils::Uncopyable:

List of all members.

Protected Member Functions
	Uncopyable ()
	Empty base constructor.
Private Member Functions
	Uncopyable (const Uncopyable &other)
	forbidden copy constructor
Uncopyable &	operator= (const Uncopyable &other)
	forbidden assignment operator

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Detailed Description

Class interface for un-copyable classes.

In some cases, classes might not be copied e.g. if the implementation of this would be very complex and it provides no benefits to copy an instance of a particular class.
To forbid, that instance of this class might be copied, you can either implement a private copy constructor and a private assignment operator, or you can inherit the Uncopyable class.
The following example demonstrates how you can protect a picture from being copied:

        #include <ICLUtils/Uncopyable.h>
        
        class Picasso : public Uncopyable{
           ...
        }; 
        
        int main(){
          Picasso guernica;
          Picasso copyOfGuernica = guernica; // not allowed
          Picasso anotherTryToCopyGuernica( guernica ); // also not allowed
    
          return 0;
        }

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

icl::utils::Uncopyable::Uncopyable

(

)

[inline, protected]

Empty base constructor.

icl::utils::Uncopyable::Uncopyable

(

const Uncopyable &

other

)

[inline, private]

forbidden copy constructor

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Member Function Documentation

Uncopyable& icl::utils::Uncopyable::operator=

(

const Uncopyable &

other

)

[inline, private]

forbidden assignment operator

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• /home/jenkins/workspace/icl-manual-trunk/icl-manual/ICLUtils/src/ICLUtils/Uncopyable.h