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vtkObjectFactory Class Referenceabstract

abstract base class for vtkObjectFactories More...

#include <vtkObjectFactory.h>

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Classes

struct  OverrideInformation
 

Public Types

typedef vtkObject Superclass
 
typedef vtkObject *(* CreateFunction) ()
 

Public Member Functions

virtual vtkTypeBool IsA (const char *type)
 Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. More...
 
vtkObjectFactoryNewInstance () const
 
void PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent) override
 Print ObjectFactory to stream. More...
 
virtual const char * GetVTKSourceVersion ()=0
 All sub-classes of vtkObjectFactory should must return the version of VTK they were built with. More...
 
virtual const char * GetDescription ()=0
 Return a descriptive string describing the factory. More...
 
virtual int GetNumberOfOverrides ()
 Return number of overrides this factory can create. More...
 
virtual const char * GetClassOverrideName (int index)
 Return the name of a class override at the given index. More...
 
virtual const char * GetClassOverrideWithName (int index)
 Return the name of the class that will override the class at the given index. More...
 
virtual vtkTypeBool GetEnableFlag (int index)
 Return the enable flag for the class at the given index. More...
 
virtual const char * GetOverrideDescription (int index)
 Return the description for a the class override at the given index. More...
 
virtual vtkTypeBool HasOverride (const char *className)
 Return 1 if this factory overrides the given class name, 0 otherwise. More...
 
virtual vtkTypeBool HasOverride (const char *className, const char *subclassName)
 Return 1 if this factory overrides the given class name, 0 otherwise. More...
 
virtual void Disable (const char *className)
 Set all enable flags for the given class to 0. More...
 
virtual void SetEnableFlag (vtkTypeBool flag, const char *className, const char *subclassName)
 Set and Get the Enable flag for the specific override of className. More...
 
virtual vtkTypeBool GetEnableFlag (const char *className, const char *subclassName)
 Set and Get the Enable flag for the specific override of className. More...
 
 vtkGetFilePathMacro (LibraryPath)
 This returns the path to a dynamically loaded factory. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
 vtkBaseTypeMacro (vtkObject, vtkObjectBase)
 
virtual void DebugOn ()
 Turn debugging output on. More...
 
virtual void DebugOff ()
 Turn debugging output off. More...
 
bool GetDebug ()
 Get the value of the debug flag. More...
 
void SetDebug (bool debugFlag)
 Set the value of the debug flag. More...
 
virtual void Modified ()
 Update the modification time for this object. More...
 
virtual vtkMTimeType GetMTime ()
 Return this object's modified time. More...
 
void RemoveObserver (unsigned long tag)
 
void RemoveObservers (unsigned long event)
 
void RemoveObservers (const char *event)
 
void RemoveAllObservers ()
 
vtkTypeBool HasObserver (unsigned long event)
 
vtkTypeBool HasObserver (const char *event)
 
vtkTypeBool InvokeEvent (unsigned long event)
 
vtkTypeBool InvokeEvent (const char *event)
 
std::string GetObjectDescription () const override
 The object description printed in messages and PrintSelf output. More...
 
unsigned long AddObserver (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *, float priority=0.0f)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...
 
unsigned long AddObserver (const char *event, vtkCommand *, float priority=0.0f)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...
 
vtkCommandGetCommand (unsigned long tag)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...
 
void RemoveObserver (vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...
 
void RemoveObservers (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...
 
void RemoveObservers (const char *event, vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...
 
vtkTypeBool HasObserver (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...
 
vtkTypeBool HasObserver (const char *event, vtkCommand *)
 Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...
 
template<class U , class T >
unsigned long AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, void(T::*callback)(), float priority=0.0f)
 Overloads to AddObserver that allow developers to add class member functions as callbacks for events. More...
 
template<class U , class T >
unsigned long AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, void(T::*callback)(vtkObject *, unsigned long, void *), float priority=0.0f)
 Overloads to AddObserver that allow developers to add class member functions as callbacks for events. More...
 
template<class U , class T >
unsigned long AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, bool(T::*callback)(vtkObject *, unsigned long, void *), float priority=0.0f)
 Allow user to set the AbortFlagOn() with the return value of the callback method. More...
 
vtkTypeBool InvokeEvent (unsigned long event, void *callData)
 This method invokes an event and return whether the event was aborted or not. More...
 
vtkTypeBool InvokeEvent (const char *event, void *callData)
 This method invokes an event and return whether the event was aborted or not. More...
 
virtual void SetObjectName (const std::string &objectName)
 Set/get the name of this object for reporting purposes. More...
 
virtual std::string GetObjectName () const
 Set/get the name of this object for reporting purposes. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
const char * GetClassName () const
 Return the class name as a string. More...
 
virtual vtkIdType GetNumberOfGenerationsFromBase (const char *name)
 Given the name of a base class of this class type, return the distance of inheritance between this class type and the named class (how many generations of inheritance are there between this class and the named class). More...
 
virtual void Delete ()
 Delete a VTK object. More...
 
virtual void FastDelete ()
 Delete a reference to this object. More...
 
void InitializeObjectBase ()
 
void Print (ostream &os)
 Print an object to an ostream. More...
 
void Register (vtkObjectBase *o)
 Increase the reference count (mark as used by another object). More...
 
virtual void UnRegister (vtkObjectBase *o)
 Decrease the reference count (release by another object). More...
 
int GetReferenceCount ()
 Return the current reference count of this object. More...
 
void SetReferenceCount (int)
 Sets the reference count. More...
 
bool GetIsInMemkind () const
 A local state flag that remembers whether this object lives in the normal or extended memory space. More...
 
virtual void PrintHeader (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
 Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...
 
virtual void PrintTrailer (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
 Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...
 
virtual bool UsesGarbageCollector () const
 Indicate whether the class uses vtkGarbageCollector or not. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static vtkObjectCreateInstance (const char *vtkclassname, bool isAbstract=false)
 Create and return an instance of the named vtk object. More...
 
static void CreateAllInstance (const char *vtkclassname, vtkCollection *retList)
 Create all possible instances of the named vtk object. More...
 
static void ReHash ()
 Re-check the VTK_AUTOLOAD_PATH for new factory libraries. More...
 
static void RegisterFactory (vtkObjectFactory *)
 Register a factory so it can be used to create vtk objects. More...
 
static void UnRegisterFactory (vtkObjectFactory *)
 Remove a factory from the list of registered factories. More...
 
static void UnRegisterAllFactories ()
 Unregister all factories. More...
 
static vtkObjectFactoryCollectionGetRegisteredFactories ()
 Return the list of all registered factories. More...
 
static vtkTypeBool HasOverrideAny (const char *className)
 return 1 if one of the registered factories overrides the given class name More...
 
static void GetOverrideInformation (const char *name, vtkOverrideInformationCollection *)
 Fill the given collection with all the overrides for the class with the given name. More...
 
static void SetAllEnableFlags (vtkTypeBool flag, const char *className)
 Set the enable flag for a given named class for all registered factories. More...
 
static void SetAllEnableFlags (vtkTypeBool flag, const char *className, const char *subclassName)
 Set the enable flag for a given named class subclass pair for all registered factories. More...
 
static vtkTypeBool IsTypeOf (const char *type)
 
static vtkObjectFactorySafeDownCast (vtkObjectBase *o)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
static vtkObjectNew ()
 Create an object with Debug turned off, modified time initialized to zero, and reference counting on. More...
 
static void BreakOnError ()
 This method is called when vtkErrorMacro executes. More...
 
static void SetGlobalWarningDisplay (vtkTypeBool val)
 This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...
 
static void GlobalWarningDisplayOn ()
 This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...
 
static void GlobalWarningDisplayOff ()
 This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...
 
static vtkTypeBool GetGlobalWarningDisplay ()
 This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
static vtkTypeBool IsTypeOf (const char *name)
 Return 1 if this class type is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. More...
 
static vtkIdType GetNumberOfGenerationsFromBaseType (const char *name)
 Given a the name of a base class of this class type, return the distance of inheritance between this class type and the named class (how many generations of inheritance are there between this class and the named class). More...
 
static vtkObjectBaseNew ()
 Create an object with Debug turned off, modified time initialized to zero, and reference counting on. More...
 
static void SetMemkindDirectory (const char *directoryname)
 The name of a directory, ideally mounted -o dax, to memory map an extended memory space within. More...
 
static bool GetUsingMemkind ()
 A global state flag that controls whether vtkObjects are constructed in the usual way (the default) or within the extended memory space. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual vtkObjectBaseNewInstanceInternal () const
 
void RegisterOverride (const char *classOverride, const char *overrideClassName, const char *description, int enableFlag, CreateFunction createFunction)
 Register object creation information with the factory. More...
 
virtual vtkObjectCreateObject (const char *vtkclassname)
 This method is provided by sub-classes of vtkObjectFactory. More...
 
 vtkObjectFactory ()
 
 ~vtkObjectFactory () override
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
 vtkObject ()
 
 ~vtkObject () override
 
void RegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check) override
 
void UnRegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check) override
 
void InternalGrabFocus (vtkCommand *mouseEvents, vtkCommand *keypressEvents=nullptr)
 These methods allow a command to exclusively grab all events. More...
 
void InternalReleaseFocus ()
 These methods allow a command to exclusively grab all events. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
 vtkObjectBase ()
 
virtual ~vtkObjectBase ()
 
virtual void ReportReferences (vtkGarbageCollector *)
 
 vtkObjectBase (const vtkObjectBase &)
 
void operator= (const vtkObjectBase &)
 

Protected Attributes

OverrideInformationOverrideArray
 
char ** OverrideClassNames
 
int SizeOverrideArray
 
int OverrideArrayLength
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from vtkObject
bool Debug
 
vtkTimeStamp MTime
 
vtkSubjectHelper * SubjectHelper
 
std::string ObjectName
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from vtkObjectBase
std::atomic< int32_t > ReferenceCount
 
vtkWeakPointerBase ** WeakPointers
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
static vtkMallocingFunction GetCurrentMallocFunction ()
 
static vtkReallocingFunction GetCurrentReallocFunction ()
 
static vtkFreeingFunction GetCurrentFreeFunction ()
 
static vtkFreeingFunction GetAlternateFreeFunction ()
 

Detailed Description

abstract base class for vtkObjectFactories

vtkObjectFactory is used to create vtk objects. The base class vtkObjectFactory contains a static method CreateInstance which is used to create vtk objects from the list of registered vtkObjectFactory sub-classes. The first time CreateInstance is called, all dll's or shared libraries in the environment variable VTK_AUTOLOAD_PATH are loaded into the current process. The C functions vtkLoad, and vtkGetFactoryVersion are called on each dll. To implement these functions in a shared library or dll, use the macro: VTK_FACTORY_INTERFACE_IMPLEMENT. VTK_AUTOLOAD_PATH is an environment variable containing a colon separated (semi-colon on win32) list of paths.

The vtkObjectFactory can be use to override the creation of any object in VTK with a sub-class of that object. The factories can be registered either at run time with the VTK_AUTOLOAD_PATH, or at compile time with the vtkObjectFactory::RegisterFactory method.

Online Examples:

Tests:
vtkObjectFactory (Tests)

Definition at line 153 of file vtkObjectFactory.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ Superclass

Definition at line 227 of file vtkObjectFactory.h.

◆ CreateFunction

typedef vtkObject*(* vtkObjectFactory::CreateFunction) ()

Definition at line 306 of file vtkObjectFactory.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ vtkObjectFactory()

vtkObjectFactory::vtkObjectFactory ( )
protected

◆ ~vtkObjectFactory()

vtkObjectFactory::~vtkObjectFactory ( )
overrideprotected

Member Function Documentation

◆ CreateInstance()

static vtkObject* vtkObjectFactory::CreateInstance ( const char *  vtkclassname,
bool  isAbstract = false 
)
static

Create and return an instance of the named vtk object.

Each loaded vtkObjectFactory will be asked in the order the factory was in the VTK_AUTOLOAD_PATH. After the first factory returns the object no other factories are asked. isAbstract is no longer used. This method calls vtkObjectBase::InitializeObjectBase() on the instance when the return value is non-nullptr.

◆ CreateAllInstance()

static void vtkObjectFactory::CreateAllInstance ( const char *  vtkclassname,
vtkCollection retList 
)
static

Create all possible instances of the named vtk object.

Each registered vtkObjectFactory will be asked, and the result will be stored in the user allocated vtkCollection passed in to the function.

◆ ReHash()

static void vtkObjectFactory::ReHash ( )
static

Re-check the VTK_AUTOLOAD_PATH for new factory libraries.

This calls UnRegisterAll before re-loading

◆ RegisterFactory()

static void vtkObjectFactory::RegisterFactory ( vtkObjectFactory )
static

Register a factory so it can be used to create vtk objects.

◆ UnRegisterFactory()

static void vtkObjectFactory::UnRegisterFactory ( vtkObjectFactory )
static

Remove a factory from the list of registered factories.

◆ UnRegisterAllFactories()

static void vtkObjectFactory::UnRegisterAllFactories ( )
static

Unregister all factories.

◆ GetRegisteredFactories()

static vtkObjectFactoryCollection* vtkObjectFactory::GetRegisteredFactories ( )
static

Return the list of all registered factories.

This is NOT a copy, do not remove items from this list!

◆ HasOverrideAny()

static vtkTypeBool vtkObjectFactory::HasOverrideAny ( const char *  className)
static

return 1 if one of the registered factories overrides the given class name

◆ GetOverrideInformation()

static void vtkObjectFactory::GetOverrideInformation ( const char *  name,
vtkOverrideInformationCollection  
)
static

Fill the given collection with all the overrides for the class with the given name.

◆ SetAllEnableFlags() [1/2]

static void vtkObjectFactory::SetAllEnableFlags ( vtkTypeBool  flag,
const char *  className 
)
static

Set the enable flag for a given named class for all registered factories.

◆ SetAllEnableFlags() [2/2]

static void vtkObjectFactory::SetAllEnableFlags ( vtkTypeBool  flag,
const char *  className,
const char *  subclassName 
)
static

Set the enable flag for a given named class subclass pair for all registered factories.

◆ IsTypeOf()

static vtkTypeBool vtkObjectFactory::IsTypeOf ( const char *  type)
static

◆ IsA()

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkObjectFactory::IsA ( const char *  name)
virtual

Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class.

Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.

Reimplemented from vtkObjectBase.

◆ SafeDownCast()

static vtkObjectFactory* vtkObjectFactory::SafeDownCast ( vtkObjectBase o)
static

◆ NewInstanceInternal()

virtual vtkObjectBase* vtkObjectFactory::NewInstanceInternal ( ) const
protectedvirtual

◆ NewInstance()

vtkObjectFactory* vtkObjectFactory::NewInstance ( ) const

◆ PrintSelf()

void vtkObjectFactory::PrintSelf ( ostream &  os,
vtkIndent  indent 
)
overridevirtual

Print ObjectFactory to stream.

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

◆ GetVTKSourceVersion()

virtual const char* vtkObjectFactory::GetVTKSourceVersion ( )
pure virtual

All sub-classes of vtkObjectFactory should must return the version of VTK they were built with.

This should be implemented with the macro VTK_SOURCE_VERSION and NOT a call to vtkVersion::GetVTKSourceVersion. As the version needs to be compiled into the file as a string constant. This is critical to determine possible incompatible dynamic factory loads.

◆ GetDescription()

virtual const char* vtkObjectFactory::GetDescription ( )
pure virtual

Return a descriptive string describing the factory.

◆ GetNumberOfOverrides()

virtual int vtkObjectFactory::GetNumberOfOverrides ( )
virtual

Return number of overrides this factory can create.

◆ GetClassOverrideName()

virtual const char* vtkObjectFactory::GetClassOverrideName ( int  index)
virtual

Return the name of a class override at the given index.

◆ GetClassOverrideWithName()

virtual const char* vtkObjectFactory::GetClassOverrideWithName ( int  index)
virtual

Return the name of the class that will override the class at the given index.

◆ GetEnableFlag() [1/2]

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkObjectFactory::GetEnableFlag ( int  index)
virtual

Return the enable flag for the class at the given index.

◆ GetOverrideDescription()

virtual const char* vtkObjectFactory::GetOverrideDescription ( int  index)
virtual

Return the description for a the class override at the given index.

◆ SetEnableFlag()

virtual void vtkObjectFactory::SetEnableFlag ( vtkTypeBool  flag,
const char *  className,
const char *  subclassName 
)
virtual

Set and Get the Enable flag for the specific override of className.

if subclassName is null, then it is ignored.

◆ GetEnableFlag() [2/2]

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkObjectFactory::GetEnableFlag ( const char *  className,
const char *  subclassName 
)
virtual

Set and Get the Enable flag for the specific override of className.

if subclassName is null, then it is ignored.

◆ HasOverride() [1/2]

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkObjectFactory::HasOverride ( const char *  className)
virtual

Return 1 if this factory overrides the given class name, 0 otherwise.

◆ HasOverride() [2/2]

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkObjectFactory::HasOverride ( const char *  className,
const char *  subclassName 
)
virtual

Return 1 if this factory overrides the given class name, 0 otherwise.

◆ Disable()

virtual void vtkObjectFactory::Disable ( const char *  className)
virtual

Set all enable flags for the given class to 0.

This will mean that the factory will stop producing class with the given name.

◆ vtkGetFilePathMacro()

vtkObjectFactory::vtkGetFilePathMacro ( LibraryPath  )

This returns the path to a dynamically loaded factory.

◆ RegisterOverride()

void vtkObjectFactory::RegisterOverride ( const char *  classOverride,
const char *  overrideClassName,
const char *  description,
int  enableFlag,
CreateFunction  createFunction 
)
protected

Register object creation information with the factory.

◆ CreateObject()

virtual vtkObject* vtkObjectFactory::CreateObject ( const char *  vtkclassname)
protectedvirtual

This method is provided by sub-classes of vtkObjectFactory.

It should create the named vtk object or return 0 if that object is not supported by the factory implementation.

Member Data Documentation

◆ OverrideArray

OverrideInformation* vtkObjectFactory::OverrideArray
protected

Definition at line 333 of file vtkObjectFactory.h.

◆ OverrideClassNames

char** vtkObjectFactory::OverrideClassNames
protected

Definition at line 334 of file vtkObjectFactory.h.

◆ SizeOverrideArray

int vtkObjectFactory::SizeOverrideArray
protected

Definition at line 335 of file vtkObjectFactory.h.

◆ OverrideArrayLength

int vtkObjectFactory::OverrideArrayLength
protected

Definition at line 336 of file vtkObjectFactory.h.


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