Add TypePointer, which creates a new instance of its value pointer on assignment from a registered type name string

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/project2/common/typePointer.h b/project2/common/typePointer.h
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+#ifndef TYPEPOINTER_H
+#define TYPEPOINTER_H
+
+template <typename T, typename P = typename boost::intrusive_ptr<T>>
+class TypePointer : public P {
+	public:
+		TypePointer() { }
+		TypePointer(const std::string &) { }
+
+		TypePointer & operator=(const std::string & value) {
+			P::operator=(GenLoader<T>::createNew(value));
+			return *this;
+		}
+};
+
+#endif
+