jpp::gui::IGUIElementFactory Class Reference

Interface making it possible to dynamically create GUI elements. More...

#include <jimcpp/core/engine/IGUIElementFactory.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for jpp::gui::IGUIElementFactory:

Collaboration diagram for jpp::gui::IGUIElementFactory:

Public Member Functions
virtual IGUIElement *	addGUIElement (EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE type, IGUIElement *parent=0)=0
	adds an element to the gui environment based on its type id
virtual IGUIElement *	addGUIElement (const c8 *typeName, IGUIElement *parent=0)=0
	adds a GUI element to the GUI Environment based on its type name
virtual s32	getCreatableGUIElementTypeCount () const =0
	Get amount of GUI element types this factory is able to create.
virtual EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE	getCreateableGUIElementType (s32 idx) const =0
	Get type of a creatable element type.
virtual const c8 *	getCreateableGUIElementTypeName (s32 idx) const =0
	Get type name of a creatable GUI element type by index.
virtual const c8 *	getCreateableGUIElementTypeName (EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE type) const =0
	returns type name of a creatable GUI element
Public Member Functions inherited from jpp::IReferenceCounted
	IReferenceCounted ()
	Constructor.
virtual	~IReferenceCounted ()
	Destructor.
void	grab () const
	Grabs the object. Increments the reference counter by one.
bool	drop () const
	Drops the object. Decrements the reference counter by one.
s32	getReferenceCount () const
	Get the reference count.
const c8 *	getDebugName () const
	Returns the debug name of the object.

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from jpp::IReferenceCounted
void	setDebugName (const c8 *newName)
	Sets the debug name of the object.

Detailed Description

Interface making it possible to dynamically create GUI elements.

To be able to add custom elements to Jimcpp and to make it possible for the scene manager to save and load them, simply implement this interface and register it in your gui environment via IGUIEnvironment::registerGUIElementFactory. Note: When implementing your own element factory, don't call IGUIEnvironment::grab() to increase the reference counter of the environment. This is not necessary because the it will grab() the factory anyway, and otherwise cyclic references will be created.

Member Function Documentation

addGUIElement() [1/2]

virtual IGUIElement * jpp::gui::IGUIElementFactory::addGUIElement ( const c8 *  typeName, IGUIElement *  parent = 0  )

pure virtual

adds a GUI element to the GUI Environment based on its type name

Parameters

typeName	Type name of the element to add.
parent	Parent scene node of the new element, can be null to add it to the root.

Returns

Pointer to the new element or null if not successful.

addGUIElement() [2/2]

virtual IGUIElement * jpp::gui::IGUIElementFactory::addGUIElement ( EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE  type, IGUIElement *  parent = 0  )

pure virtual

adds an element to the gui environment based on its type id

Parameters

type	Type of the element to add.
parent	Parent scene node of the new element, can be null to add to the root.

Returns

Pointer to the new element or null if not successful.

getCreateableGUIElementType()

virtual EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE jpp::gui::IGUIElementFactory::getCreateableGUIElementType ( s32  idx ) const

pure virtual

Get type of a creatable element type.

Parameters

idx	Index of the element type in this factory. Must be a value between 0 and getCreatableGUIElementTypeCount()

getCreateableGUIElementTypeName() [1/2]

virtual const c8 * jpp::gui::IGUIElementFactory::getCreateableGUIElementTypeName ( EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE  type ) const

pure virtual

returns type name of a creatable GUI element

Parameters

type	Type of GUI element.

Returns

Name of the type if this factory can create the type, otherwise 0.

getCreateableGUIElementTypeName() [2/2]

virtual const c8 * jpp::gui::IGUIElementFactory::getCreateableGUIElementTypeName ( s32  idx ) const

pure virtual

Get type name of a creatable GUI element type by index.

Parameters

idx	Index of the type in this factory. Must be a value between 0 and getCreatableGUIElementTypeCount()

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

• include/jimcpp/core/engine/IGUIElementFactory.hpp