| class ReflectExport( | reflect | ) Dynamic |
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This class defines the core interface for all runtime type identification (RTTI) in reflect.
The two facets of building an RTTI system are
- Building a class hierarchy, and
- Accessing the class hierarchy.
In reflect, the class hierarchy is partially constructed using static initialization, and finalized using an explicit call (<Class.LoadClasses>) to avoid the pitfalls of static initialization order.
The static initialization is facilitated by the method Dynamic::TheClass, and a macro in Reflection.hpp.
Accessing the hierarchy is done through the virtual function GetClass, which always returns the result of TheClass() but is accessed through the Dynamic’s virtual table.
In order to keep the particular type of Class consistent, Dynamics also typedef the ClassType so that subclasses can inherit it.
Summary
| Dynamic | This class defines the core interface for all runtime type identification (RTTI) in reflect. |
| Types | |
| ClassType | The type of Class which reflects the castable. |
| Functions | |
| GetClass | The dynamic Class of the castable. |
| TheClass | This function is always hidden by subclasses and used during static construction to construct the class hierarchy. |
| ~Dynamic | Declare virtual to allow correct deletion of castable. |
| Function(name) | Returns a Function which represents the named function. |
| Dynamic | Declared protected because there’s no good reason to make a plain Dynamic. |