SObject.hpp

/* This file is part of scl, a control and simulation library
for robots and biomechanical models.

scl is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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scl is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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*/
/* \file SObject.hpp
 *
 *  Created on: Jul 1, 2010
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 2010
 *
 *  Author: Samir Menon <smenon@stanford.edu>
 */

#ifndef SOBJECT_HPP_
#define SOBJECT_HPP_

#include <scl/DataTypes.hpp>

#include <string>

namespace scl
{
  class SObject
  {
  public:
    explicit SObject(const std::string &arg_type) :
      name_(""),has_been_init_(false),type_(arg_type)
    {}

    explicit SObject(const char* arg_type) :
      name_(""),has_been_init_(false),type_(arg_type)
    {}

    virtual ~SObject(){}

    virtual const std::string& getType() const {  return type_; }

    virtual const std::string& getName() const {  return name_; }

    virtual bool hasBeenInit() const {  return has_been_init_; }

    std::string name_;

    sBool has_been_init_;

  protected:
    std::string type_;

  private:
    SObject();
    //SObject& operator = (const SObject&);
  };

}

#endif /* SOBJECT_HPP_ */