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