Re: Encapsulating related utility functions
Hi!
Erik Wikstr??m wrote:
Ask your self this (or ask your collogues):
* If you will never instantiate it why use a class, or put another way:
how is it object-oriented to create a class but never create any
objects from it?
* If you create a class with static functions, what relation does these
functions have with the class (except that the class provides a
namespace for the functions)?
There are meaningful semantics of classes with only static members.
For example something like that:
template<class T, class K>
class instance_repository
{public:
// abstract factory interface used for object instantiation
struct IFactory
{ virtual T* operator()(K& key) = 0;
};
public:
// Get an existing instance of T or return NULL.
static intrusive_ptr<T> FindByKey(const K&);
// Get an existing instance of T or create a new one.
static intrusive_ptr<T> GetByKey(K& key, IFactory& factory);
private:
static sorted_vector<T*, const K&> Index;
static mutex Mtx; // protect the index above
};
Marcel
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