IText.hpp

#ifndef DM_ITEXT_HPP_INCLUDED
#define DM_ITEXT_HPP_INCLUDED

#ifdef _MSC_VER
  #pragma once
#endif

#include "DM/config.hpp"
#include "DM/ObjectBase.hpp"
#include "DM/Handle.hpp"

DM_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

/// \brief Simple text object
/**
  For transporting text (=strings) from inside the DM to the outside, handling the life time problem
*/
class DM_API IText : public ObjectBase
{
public:
  static IText* New(const char* msg);

protected:
  virtual ~IText() {}

public:
  virtual const char* c_str() const = 0;
  virtual IText &operator=(const char *) = 0;
};

typedef Handle<IText> TextHandle;

DM_NAMESPACE_END

#endif //DM_ITEXT_HPP_INCLUDED