.TH "sc::ClassDesc" 3 "Fri Dec 2 2022" "Version 2.3.1" "MPQC" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
sc::ClassDesc \- This class is used to contain information about classes\&.  

.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fC#include <class\&.h>\fP
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Inherits \fBsc::Identity\fP\&.
.SS "Public Member Functions"

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.RI "\fBClassDesc\fP (const std::type_info &, const char *, int=1, const char *p=0, \fBDescribedClass\fP *(*ctor)()=0, \fBDescribedClass\fP *(*keyvalctor)(const \fBRef\fP< \fBKeyVal\fP > &)=0, \fBDescribedClass\fP *(*stateinctor)(\fBStateIn\fP &)=0)"
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.RI "const \fBParentClasses\fP & \fBparents\fP () const"
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.RI "const char * \fBname\fP () const"
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.RI "Returns the name of the class\&. "
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.RI "int \fBversion\fP () const"
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.RI "Returns the version number of the class\&. "
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.RI "\fBDescribedClass\fP * \fBcreate_described_class\fP () const"
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.RI "This member has been replaced by \fBcreate()\fP\&. "
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.RI "virtual \fBDescribedClass\fP * \fBcreate\fP () const"
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.RI "Create an instance of \fBDescribedClass\fP with exact type equal to the class to which this class descriptor belongs\&. "
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.RI "virtual \fBDescribedClass\fP * \fBcreate\fP (const \fBRef\fP< \fBKeyVal\fP > &) const"
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.RI "Create an instance of \fBDescribedClass\fP with exact type equal to the class to which this class descriptor belongs\&. "
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.RI "virtual \fBDescribedClass\fP * \fBcreate\fP (\fBStateIn\fP &) const"
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.RI "Create an instance of \fBDescribedClass\fP with exact type equal to the class to which this class descriptor belongs\&. "
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.SS "Static Public Member Functions"

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.RI "static std::map< std::string, \fBClassDescP\fP > & \fBall\fP ()"
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.RI "static void \fBlist_all_classes\fP ()"
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.RI "Writes a list of all of the classes to \fBExEnv::out0()\fP\&. "
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.RI "static \fBClassDesc\fP * \fBname_to_class_desc\fP (const char *)"
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.RI "Given the name of the class, return a pointer to the class descriptor\&. "
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.RI "static \fBClassDesc\fP * \fBclass_desc\fP (const std::type_info &)"
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.RI "Given a type_info object return a pointer to the \fBClassDesc\fP\&. "
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.RI "static int \fBload_class\fP (const char *classname)"
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.RI "Attempt to dynamically load the shared object file for classname\&. "
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.SS "Friends"

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.RI "class \fBParentClasses\fP"
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.SH "Detailed Description"
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This class is used to contain information about classes\&. 

Each \fBDescribedClass\fP type has a static \fBClassDesc\fP member\&. This member has lists of the parents, children and virtual parents for each class\&. The \fBClassDesc\fP class also has a static member that is a list of all described classes in the system\&. These lists are constructed as the constructors for the static \fBClassDesc\fP members for each class are called and are completed before main is entered\&. See \fBclass\fP for more information\&. 
.SH "Member Function Documentation"
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.SS "virtual \fBDescribedClass\fP * sc::ClassDesc::create () const\fC [virtual]\fP"

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Create an instance of \fBDescribedClass\fP with exact type equal to the class to which this class descriptor belongs\&. The constructor which takes no arguments is used\&. If this constructor doesn't exist or a static function that calls it with new wasn't given to this \fBClassDesc\fP when it was created, then 0 will be returned\&. 
.SS "virtual \fBDescribedClass\fP * sc::ClassDesc::create (const \fBRef\fP< \fBKeyVal\fP > &) const\fC [virtual]\fP"

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Create an instance of \fBDescribedClass\fP with exact type equal to the class to which this class descriptor belongs\&. The \fBKeyVal\fP& constructor is used\&. If this constructor doesn't exist or a static function that calls it with new wasn't passed to this \fBClassDesc\fP, then 0 will be returned\&. 
.SS "virtual \fBDescribedClass\fP * sc::ClassDesc::create (\fBStateIn\fP &) const\fC [virtual]\fP"

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Create an instance of \fBDescribedClass\fP with exact type equal to the class to which this class descriptor belongs\&. The \fBStateIn\fP& constructor is used\&. If this constructor doesn't exist or a static function that calls it with new wasn't passed to this \fBClassDesc\fP, then 0 will be returned\&. 

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