ml::Variant Class Reference

#include <mlVariant.h>

Public Types
enum	Type {   Invalid , Bool , String , Int ,   UInt , Int64 , UInt64 , Float ,   Double , Vec2 , Vec3 , Vec4 ,   Vec6 , Mat3 , Mat4 , FilePath ,   PngImageData , JpgImageData , TypeCount }

Public Member Functions
	Variant ()
	~Variant ()
	Variant (const Variant &value)
	Variant (const std::string &value)
	Variant (Type type, const std::string &value)
	use this for FilePath, PngImageData, JpgImageData
	Variant (bool value)
	Variant (MLint32 value)
	Variant (MLuint32 value)
	Variant (MLint64 value)
	Variant (MLuint64 value)
	Variant (MLfloat value)
	Variant (MLdouble value)
	Variant (const Vector2 &value)
	Variant (const Vector3 &value)
	Variant (const Vector4 &value)
	Variant (const Vector6 &value)
	Variant (const Matrix3 &value)
	Variant (const Matrix4 &value)
	Variant (Type type, const void *valuePtr)
	for internal use, copies data from valuePtr, with length according to type
Type	type () const
	get type of variant
bool	isValid () const
	check if the Variants type is not Invalid
bool	canConvert (Type t) const
	check if the Variant can be converted to the given type
template<typename T>
const T &	asType () const
	access content of variant directly, NOTE: use with care
void	clear ()
	free memory currently occupied by Variant and set type to Invalid
std::string	toString () const
bool	toBool () const
MLint32	toInt (bool *ok=nullptr) const
MLuint32	toUInt (bool *ok=nullptr) const
MLint64	toInt64 (bool *ok=nullptr) const
MLuint64	toUInt64 (bool *ok=nullptr) const
MLfloat	toFloat (bool *ok=nullptr) const
MLdouble	toDouble (bool *ok=nullptr) const
Vector2	toVec2 (bool *ok=nullptr) const
Vector3	toVec3 (bool *ok=nullptr) const
Vector4	toVec4 (bool *ok=nullptr) const
Vector6	toVec6 (bool *ok=nullptr) const
Matrix3	toMat3 (bool *ok=nullptr) const
Matrix4	toMat4 (bool *ok=nullptr) const
Variant &	operator= (const Variant &v)
bool	operator== (const Variant &v) const
bool	operator!= (const Variant &v) const
std::ostream &	write (std::ostream &out, bool asBinary, bool writeType=true) const
	write variant to/read variant from stream, either as text or in binary form
std::istream &	read (std::istream &in, bool asBinary)

Static Public Member Functions
template<>
void	writeValueAsText (std::ostream &out, const float &value)
template<>
void	writeValueAsText (std::ostream &out, const double &value)
static std::ostream &	writeEscapedString (std::ostream &out, const std::string &s)
	static public utility methods
static std::string	readEscapedString (std::istream &in)
template<typename T>
static void	writeValue (std::ostream &out, const T &value, bool binary, bool last=true)
template<typename T>
static void	readValue (std::istream &in, T &value, bool binary, bool last=true)
template<typename T>
static void	writeValueAsText (std::ostream &out, const T &value)
static MLuint32	getCodeForType (Type t)
	translation between variant type and 4-char-codes (used in both persistence types)
static Type	getTypeForCode (MLuint32)

Detailed Description

The Variant class stores different data types. Conversion between (integer) types is supported to some degree.

Definition at line 35 of file mlVariant.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

Type

enum ml::Variant::Type

Enumerator
Invalid
Bool
String
Int
UInt
Int64
UInt64
Float
Double
Vec2
Vec3
Vec4
Vec6
Mat3
Mat4
FilePath
PngImageData
JpgImageData
TypeCount

Definition at line 38 of file mlVariant.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Variant() [1/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

)

Referenced by operator!=(), operator=(), operator==(), and Variant().

~Variant()

ml::Variant::~Variant

(

)

Variant() [2/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

const Variant &

value

)

References Variant().

Variant() [3/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

const std::string &

value

)

Variant() [4/18]

ml::Variant::Variant	(	Type	type,
		const std::string &	value )

use this for FilePath, PngImageData, JpgImageData

References type().

Variant() [5/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

bool

value

)

Variant() [6/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

MLint32

value

)

Variant() [7/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

MLuint32

value

)

Variant() [8/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

MLint64

value

)

Variant() [9/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

MLuint64

value

)

Variant() [10/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

MLfloat

value

)

Variant() [11/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

MLdouble

value

)

Variant() [12/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

const Vector2 &

value

)

Variant() [13/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

const Vector3 &

value

)

Variant() [14/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

const Vector4 &

value

)

Variant() [15/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

const Vector6 &

value

)

Variant() [16/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

const Matrix3 &

value

)

Variant() [17/18]

ml::Variant::Variant

(

const Matrix4 &

value

)

Variant() [18/18]

ml::Variant::Variant	(	Type	type,
		const void *	valuePtr )

for internal use, copies data from valuePtr, with length according to type

References type().

Member Function Documentation

asType()

template<typename T>

const T & ml::Variant::asType ( ) const

inline

access content of variant directly, NOTE: use with care

Definition at line 78 of file mlVariant.h.

References T.

Referenced by ml::CSOReadValueFromStream().

canConvert()

bool ml::Variant::canConvert

(

Type

t

)

const

check if the Variant can be converted to the given type

clear()

void ml::Variant::clear

(

)

free memory currently occupied by Variant and set type to Invalid

getCodeForType()

MLuint32 ml::Variant::getCodeForType ( Type t )

static

translation between variant type and 4-char-codes (used in both persistence types)

getTypeForCode()

Type ml::Variant::getTypeForCode ( MLuint32 )

static

References T, and type().

isValid()

bool ml::Variant::isValid ( ) const

inline

check if the Variants type is not Invalid

Definition at line 71 of file mlVariant.h.

References Invalid.

Referenced by ml::CSOReadValueFromStream(), and ml::CSOReadValueFromStream< CSOPathPoints >().

operator!=()

bool ml::Variant::operator!=

(

const Variant &

v

)

const

References Variant().

operator=()

Variant & ml::Variant::operator=

(

const Variant &

v

)

References Variant().

operator==()

bool ml::Variant::operator==

(

const Variant &

v

)

const

References Variant().

read()

std::istream & ml::Variant::read	(	std::istream &	in,
		bool	asBinary )

Referenced by ml::CSOReadValueFromStream(), ml::CSOReadValueFromStream< CSOPathPoints >(), and ml::CSOReadValueFromStream< Variant >().

readEscapedString()

std::string ml::Variant::readEscapedString ( std::istream & in )

static

References readValue(), T, writeValue(), and writeValueAsText().

readValue()

template<typename T>

void ml::Variant::readValue ( std::istream & in, T & value, bool binary, bool last = true )

static

Definition at line 191 of file mlVariant.h.

References readValue(), and T.

Referenced by ml::CSOReadValueFromStream< CSOPathPoints >(), readEscapedString(), and readValue().

toBool()

bool ml::Variant::toBool

(

)

const

toDouble()

MLdouble ml::Variant::toDouble

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toFloat()

MLfloat ml::Variant::toFloat

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toInt()

MLint32 ml::Variant::toInt

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

Referenced by ml::CSOReadValueFromStream< CSOPathPoints >(), and ml::CSOWriteValueToStream< CSOPathPoints >().

toInt64()

MLint64 ml::Variant::toInt64

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toMat3()

Matrix3 ml::Variant::toMat3

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toMat4()

Matrix4 ml::Variant::toMat4

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toString()

std::string ml::Variant::toString

(

)

const

toUInt()

MLuint32 ml::Variant::toUInt

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toUInt64()

MLuint64 ml::Variant::toUInt64

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toVec2()

Vector2 ml::Variant::toVec2

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toVec3()

Vector3 ml::Variant::toVec3

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toVec4()

Vector4 ml::Variant::toVec4

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

toVec6()

Vector6 ml::Variant::toVec6

(

bool *

ok = nullptr

)

const

type()

Type ml::Variant::type ( ) const

inline

get type of variant

Definition at line 68 of file mlVariant.h.

Referenced by getTypeForCode(), Variant(), and Variant().

write()

std::ostream & ml::Variant::write	(	std::ostream &	out,
		bool	asBinary,
		bool	writeType = true ) const

write variant to/read variant from stream, either as text or in binary form

Referenced by ml::CSOWriteValueToStream(), ml::CSOWriteValueToStream< CSOPathPoints >(), and ml::CSOWriteValueToStream< Variant >().

writeEscapedString()

std::ostream & ml::Variant::writeEscapedString ( std::ostream & out, const std::string & s )

static

static public utility methods

write/read quoted, escaped string, for persistence

writeValue()

template<typename T>

void ml::Variant::writeValue ( std::ostream & out, const T & value, bool binary, bool last = true )

static

write value to/read value from stream, either as text or in binary form; if last is false, a comma is appended/expected (and skipped) after the value

Definition at line 178 of file mlVariant.h.

References T, writeValue(), and writeValueAsText().

Referenced by ml::CSOWriteValueToStream< CSOPathPoints >(), readEscapedString(), and writeValue().

writeValueAsText() [1/3]

template<>

void ml::Variant::writeValueAsText ( std::ostream & out, const double & value )

inlinestatic

Definition at line 169 of file mlVariant.h.

References writeValueAsText().

writeValueAsText() [2/3]

template<>

void ml::Variant::writeValueAsText ( std::ostream & out, const float & value )

inlinestatic

Definition at line 160 of file mlVariant.h.

References writeValueAsText().

writeValueAsText() [3/3]

template<typename T>

void ml::Variant::writeValueAsText ( std::ostream & out, const T & value )

inlinestatic

write value to stream as text, temporarily sets sufficient precision for float and double values (this assumes that the default number format is used)

Definition at line 154 of file mlVariant.h.

References T, and writeValueAsText().

Referenced by readEscapedString(), writeValue(), writeValueAsText(), writeValueAsText(), and writeValueAsText().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• MeVisLab/Standard/Sources/Shared/MLVariant/mlVariant.h