nullObject.H

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Class
    Foam::nullObject
 
Description
    Singleton null-object class and instance
 
SourceFiles
    nullObjectI.H
    nullObject.C
 
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#ifndef nullObject_H
#define nullObject_H
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
namespace Foam
{
 
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                         Class nullObject Declaration
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class NullObject
{
    //- Private constructor
    NullObject()
    {}
 
    //- Prevent copy-construction
    NullObject(const NullObject&);
 
    //- Prevent assignment
    NullObject& operator=(const NullObject&);
 
public:
 
    //- The unique null object
    static const NullObject nullObject;
};
 
 
//- Pointer to the unique nullObject
extern const NullObject* nullObjectPtr;
 
 
//- Return reference to the nullObject of type T
template <class T>
inline const T& NullObjectRef();
 
//- Return pointer to the nullObject of type T
template <class T>
inline const T* NullObjectPtr();
 
 
//- Return true if t is a reference to the nullObject of type T
template <class T>
inline bool isNull(const T& t);
 
//- Return true if t is not a reference to the nullObject of type T
template <class T>
inline bool notNull(const T& t);
 
 
//- Return true if t is a pointer to the nullObject of type T
template <class T>
inline bool isNull(const T* t);
 
//- Return true if t is not a pointer to the nullObject of type T
template <class T>
inline bool notNull(const T* t);
 
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
} // End namespace Foam
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
#include "nullObjectI.H"
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
#endif
 
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