ObjectFactory Class Reference

ObjectFactory - a default AbstractFactory.Factory for creating Addresses. More...

#include <objectfactory.h>

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Public Member Functions
virtual QObject *	newObject (QString className, QObject *parent=0)
	Returns: a QObject-derived instance which can handle the properties of className.
Address *	newAddress (Country::CountryType country=Country::Undefined)
Address *	newAddress (QString countryName="USA")
Static Public Member Functions
static ObjectFactory *	instance ()
	Returns: a singleton instance
Protected Member Functions
	ObjectFactory ()

Detailed Description

ObjectFactory - a default AbstractFactory.Factory for creating Addresses.

It knows how to create instances of some QObject-derived classes: Address and also can "spoof" classes it does not know about by setting dynamic properties.

It initializes constraints of the various Address-types before it creates the first instance.

It manages its own singleton instance, which is the parent of all newly created objects. You can set the parent to another object after it is returned.

Author:: Alan Ezust

Definition at line 31 of file objectfactory.h.

Member Function Documentation

QObject * ObjectFactory::newObject	(	QString	className,
		QObject *	parent = `0`
	)			`[virtual]`

Returns:: a QObject-derived instance which can handle the properties of className.

If the className is not a known type, it will return an instance of PropsMap, serving as a catch-all. By default, the new object is a child of "this", which means its lifetime expires when this object is destroyed. Overridden versions of this class may return more specific types.

Parameters: