Class.h

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#pragma once
 
#include "Codes.h"
#include "bio/physical/Wave.h"
 
namespace bio {
namespace physical {
 
template < typename T >
class Class :
    public Wave
{
public:
    Class(
        T* object,
        Symmetry* symmetry = NULL
    )
        :
        Wave(symmetry),
        m_object(object)
    {
 
    }
 
    virtual ~Class()
    {
 
    }
 
    virtual operator T*()
    {
        return m_object;
    }
 
    T* Convert(Wave* wave)
    {
        return Cast< T* >(wave);
    }
 
 
    virtual Wave* Clone() const
    {
        T* ret = new T(*m_object);
        return Cast< Class< T >* >(ret); //2-step cast: 1st explicitly cast to *this; 2nd implicitly cast to Wave.
    }
 
    virtual Wave* AsWave()
    {
        return this;
    }
 
    virtual const Wave* AsWave() const
    {
        return this;
    }
 
    virtual operator Wave*()
    {
        return this;
    }
 
protected:
    T* m_object;
};
 
} //physical namespace
} //bio namespace