src/aclvis/InterpNamedObj.h

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// -*- C++ -*-
/***************************************************************************
 *
 * The IPPL Framework
 * 
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 ***************************************************************************/

#ifndef ACLVIS_INTERP_NAMED_OBJ_H
#define ACLVIS_INTERP_NAMED_OBJ_H

/***************************************************************************
 *
 * NamedObj is a simple base class for objects which desire to have a name;
 * it provides one method 'name()' which returns the name of the object.
 *
 ***************************************************************************/

// include files
#include <string.h>


class InterpNamedObj {

public:
  InterpNamedObj(const char *nm = 0) {
    MyName = 0;
    setName(nm);
  }

  ~InterpNamedObj() {
    delete [] MyName;
  }

  // return the current name
  char *name() const { return MyName; }

  // change the name
  char *setName(const char *nm = 0) {
    // delete the old name if necessary
    if (MyName != 0)
      delete [] MyName;

    // make a copy of the given name
    if (nm != 0) {
      MyName = new char[strlen(nm) + 1];
      strcpy(MyName, nm);
    } else {
      MyName = new char[1];
      *MyName = '\0';
    }

    return MyName;
  }

private:
  char *MyName;
};

#endif // ACLVIS_INTERP_NAMED_OBJ_H

/***************************************************************************
 * $RCSfile: InterpNamedObj.h,v $   $Author: adelmann $
 * $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $   $Date: 2003/01/23 07:40:34 $
 * IPPL_VERSION_ID: $Id: InterpNamedObj.h,v 1.1.1.1 2003/01/23 07:40:34 adelmann Exp $ 
 ***************************************************************************/

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