ACE/examples/Smart_Pointers/Gadget_Factory.h

   1 /* -*- C++ -*- */
   2 //=============================================================================
   3 /**
   4  *  @file    Gadget_Factory.h
   5  *
   6  *  @author Christopher Kohlhoff <chris@kohlhoff.com>
   7  */
   8 //=============================================================================
   9
  10 #ifndef GADGET_FACTORY_H
  11 #define GADGET_FACTORY_H
  12
  13 #include "Gadget.h"
  14
  15 /**
  16  * @class Gadget_Factory
  17  *
  18  * @brief Used to create Gadget instances.
  19  */
  20 class Gadget_Factory
  21 {
  22 public:
  23   /// Create an instance of a gadget. Ownership of the object is automatically
  24   /// transferred to the caller since we return a Gadget_var. This also means
  25   /// that the object will be deleted automatically if the caller "forgets" to
  26   /// collect the return value.
  27   static Gadget_var create_gadget ();
  28 };
  29
  30 #endif /* GADGET_FACTORY_H */