Channel.h

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#ifndef CLASSIC_Channel_HH
#define CLASSIC_Channel_HH

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// $RCSfile: Channel.h,v $
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// $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
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// Copyright: see Copyright.readme
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//
// Class: Channel
//
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// Class category: Channels
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//
// $Date: 2000/03/27 09:32:35 $
// $Author: fci $
//
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#include "Channels/ConstChannel.h"


// Class Channel
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//  Class Channel allows access to an arbitrary [b]double[/b] value.


class Channel: public ConstChannel {

public:

    Channel();
    virtual ~Channel();

    virtual Channel *clone() const = 0;

    double operator=(double value)
    { set(value); return value; }

    double operator+=(double value)
    { double temp; get(temp); temp += value; set(temp); return temp; }

    double operator-=(double value)
    { double temp; get(temp); temp -= value; set(temp); return temp; }

    //  If the channel can be written,
    //  store [b]value[/b] into it and return true,
    //  otherwise return false.
    virtual bool set(double value) = 0;

    //  Return true, if the channel can receive values.
    virtual bool isSettable() const;

private:

    // Not implemented.
    Channel(const Channel &);
    const Channel &operator=(const Channel &);
};

#endif // CLASSIC_Channel_HH