autoDoc/HTML/---libInvertedFile-include-CAccessorFactory-h

    /* -*- mode: c++ -*-
    */
    /*

        GIFT, a flexible content based image retrieval system.
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    */
    // -*- mode: c++ -*-
    #ifndef _CACCESSORFACTORY
    #define _CACCESSORFACTORY

    #include <string> //mName
    class CAccessor;
    class CAccessorFactory;
    class CAccessorFactoryContainer;
    class CXMLElement;
    /**
     *
     * This is a common abstract base class for all specialised
     * CAccessorFactories
     *
     *@see    CAFSpecialised
     *@author Wolfgang Müller
     */
    class CAccessorFactory{
    protected:
      /** This variable contains the name used for registration*/
      string mName;
    public:
      /**
         (*this) has to register with a container.
         The container gets destruction responsability
      */
      void registerFactory(CAccessorFactoryContainer& outContainer);
      /** As the name sais: this makes an accessor.
          The parameter contains all attributes needes for
          a successful construction.
      */
      virtual CAccessor* makeAccessor(const class CXMLElement& inConfiguration)const=0;
    };

    #endif