libcegui-mk2-dev 0.8.7-1.3+b2 / usr / include / cegui-0.8.7 / CEGUI / NamedElement.h

/***********************************************************************
    created:    30/10/2011
    author:     Martin Preisler

    purpose:    Adds naming and name path traversal to Element
*************************************************************************/
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#ifndef _CEGUINamedElement_h_
#define _CEGUINamedElement_h_

#include "CEGUI/Element.h"

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#   pragma warning(push)
#   pragma warning(disable : 4251)
#endif

// Start of CEGUI namespace section
namespace CEGUI
{

/*!
\brief
    EventArgs based class that is used for objects passed to handlers triggered
    for events concerning some NamedElement object.
*/
class CEGUIEXPORT NamedElementEventArgs : public EventArgs
{
public:
    NamedElementEventArgs(NamedElement* element):
        element(element)
    {}

    //! pointer to an Element object of relevance to the event.
    NamedElement* element;
};

/*!
\brief Adds name to the Element class, including name path traversal

\par Name path
A name path is a string that describes a path down the element
hierarchy using names and the forward slash '/' as a separator.
For example, if this element has a child attached to it named "Panel"
which has its own children attached named "Okay" and "Cancel",
you can check for the element "Okay" from this element by using the
name path "Panel/Okay".  To check for "Panel", you would simply pass
the name "Panel".

\see Element
*/
class CEGUIEXPORT NamedElement :
    public Element
{
public:
    //! Namespace for global events
    static const String EventNamespace;

    // generated internally by NamedElement
    /** Event fired when the Element name has changed.
     * Handlers are passed a const NamedElementEventArgs reference with
     * NamedElementEventArgs::element set to the Element whose name was changed.
     */
    static const String EventNameChanged;

    /*!
    \brief Constructor
    
    \param name The initial name this element will have
    */
    NamedElement(const String& name = "");

    /*!
    \brief Destructor
    */
    virtual ~NamedElement();

    /*!
    \brief Renames the element.

    \param name
        String object holding the new name for the element.

    \exception AlreadyExistsException
        thrown if an element named \a name already exists in the parent of this element.
    */
    virtual void setName(const String& name);

    /*!
    \brief Return a String object holding the name of this Element.
    */
    inline const String& getName() const
    {
        return d_name;
    }

    /**
    \brief Return a String object that describes the name path for this Element.
    */
    String getNamePath() const;

    using Element::isChild;
    /*!
    \brief Checks whether given name path references a NamedElement that is attached to this Element.

    \param name_path
        String object holding the name path of the child element to test.

    \return
         - true if the element referenced by \a name_path is attached.
         - false if the element referenced by \a name_path is not attached.
    */
    bool isChild(const String& name_path) const;

    /*!
    \brief
        returns whether at least one window with the given name is attached
        to this Window or any of it's children as a child.

    \note
        WARNING! This function can be very expensive and should only be used
        when you have no other option available. If you decide to use it anyway,
        make sure the window hierarchy from the entry point is small.

    \param ID
        uint ID code to look for.

    \return
       - true if at least one child window was found with the name \a name
        - false if no child window was found with the name \a name.
    */
    bool isChildRecursive(const String& name) const;

    using Element::isAncestor;
    /*!
    \brief Return true if the specified element name is a name of some ancestor of this Element

    \param name
        String object holding the name to check for.

    \return
        - true if an element named \a name is an ancestor (parent, or parent of
          parent, etc) of this element.
        - false if an element named \a name is in no way an ancestor of this
          element.
    */
    bool isAncestor(const String& name) const;

    /*!
    \brief Return the attached child element that the given name path references.

    \param name_path
        String object holding the name path of the child element to return.

    \return
        the NamedElement object referenced by \a name_path.

    \exception UnknownObjectException
        thrown if \a name_path does not reference an Element attached to this
        Element.
    */
    NamedElement* getChildElement(const String& name_path) const;

    /*!
    \brief Find the first child with the given name, recursively and breadth-first.

    \param name
        String object holding the name of the child element to find.

    \return
        Pointer to the (first) Element object attached to this Element that has
        the name \a name
    */
    NamedElement* getChildElementRecursive(const String& name) const;

    using Element::removeChild;
    /*!
    \brief
        Remove the Element referenced by the given name path from this Element's
        child list.

    \param name_path
        String the name path that references the the Element to be removed.
        If the Element specified is not attached to this Window,
        UnknownObjectException is thrown
    */
    void removeChild(const String& name_path);

protected:
    //! \copydoc Element::addChild_impl
    virtual void addChild_impl(Element* element);

    /*!
    \brief Retrieves a child at \a name_path or 0 if none such exists
    */
    virtual NamedElement* getChildByNamePath_impl(const String& name_path) const;

    /*!
    \brief Finds a child by \a name or 0 if none such exists
    */
    virtual NamedElement* getChildByNameRecursive_impl(const String& name) const;

    /*!
    \brief Add standard CEGUI::NamedElement properties.
    */
    void addNamedElementProperties();

    /*!
    \brief Handler called when the element's name changes.

    \param e
        NamedElementEventArgs object whose 'element' pointer field is set to the element
        that triggered the event. For this event the trigger element is always
        'this'.
    */
    virtual void onNameChanged(NamedElementEventArgs& e);

    //! The name of the element, unique in the parent of this element
    String d_name;

private:
    /*************************************************************************
        May not copy or assign Element objects
    *************************************************************************/
    NamedElement(const Element&) {}
    NamedElement& operator=(const NamedElement&) {return *this;}
};

} // End of  CEGUI namespace section


#if defined(_MSC_VER)
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