IM/include/mysql++/comparable.h
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/// \file comparable.h
/// \brief Declares the Comparable<T> mixin
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#if !defined(MYSQLPP_COMPARABLE_H)
#define MYSQLPP_COMPARABLE_H
namespace mysqlpp {
/// \brief Mix-in that gives its subclass a full set of comparison
/// operators.
///
/// Simply by inheriting publically from this and implementing
/// compare(), the subclass gains a full set of comparison operators,
/// because all of the operators are implemented in terms of compare().
template <class T>
class Comparable
{
public:
/// \brief Returns true if "other" is equal to this object
bool operator ==(const T& other) const
{
return !compare(other);
}
/// \brief Returns true if "other" is not equal to this object
bool operator !=(const T& other) const
{
return compare(other);
}
/// \brief Returns true if "other" is less than this object
bool operator <(const T& other) const
{
return compare(other) < 0;
}
/// \brief Returns true if "other" is less than or equal to this object
bool operator <=(const T& other) const
{
return compare(other) <= 0;
}
/// \brief Returns true if "other" is greater than this object
bool operator >(const T& other) const
{
return compare(other) > 0;
}
/// \brief Returns true if "other" is greater than or equal to this object
bool operator >=(const T& other) const
{
return compare(other) >= 0;
}
protected:
/// \brief Destroy object
///
/// This class has nothing to destroy, but declaring the dtor
/// virtual placates some compilers set to high warning levels.
/// Protecting it ensures you can't delete subclasses through base
/// class pointers, which makes no sense because this class isn't
/// made for polymorphism. It's just a mixin.
virtual ~Comparable() { }
/// \brief Compare this object to another of the same type
///
/// Returns < 0 if this object is "before" the other, 0 of they are
/// equal, and > 0 if this object is "after" the other.
virtual int compare(const T& other) const = 0;
};
}
#endif // !defined(MYSQLPP_COMPARABLE_H)