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G4UImessenger.hh
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30 #ifndef G4UImessenger_h
31 #define G4UImessenger_h 1
32 
33 #include "globals.hh"
34 #include "G4ios.hh"
35 #include "G4UIdirectory.hh"
36 
37 // class description:
38 //
39 // This class is the base class which represents a messenger which maintains
40 // the commands. The user who wants to define some commands must create his/her
41 // own concrete class derived from this class. The user's concrete messenger
42 // must have a responsibility of creating and deleting commands. Also, it must
43 // take care the delivering of the command to the destination class and replying
44 // the current value(s) of the parameter(s).
45 //
46 
48 {
49  public: // with description
50  G4UImessenger();
51  G4UImessenger(const G4String& path, const G4String& dsc,
52  G4bool commandsToBeBroadcasted = true);
53  // Constructor. In the implementation of the concrete messenger, all commands
54  // related to the messenger must be constructed.
55  virtual ~G4UImessenger();
56  // Destructor. In the implementation of the concrete messenger, all commands
57  // defined in the constructor must be deleted.
58  virtual G4String GetCurrentValue(G4UIcommand * command);
59  // The concrete implementation of this method gets the current value(s) of the
60  // parameter(s) of the given command from the destination class, converts the
61  // value(s) to a string, and returns the string. Conversion could be done by
62  // the ConvertToString() method of corresponding G4UIcmdXXX classes if the
63  // the command is an object of these G4UIcmdXXX classes.
64  virtual void SetNewValue(G4UIcommand * command,G4String newValue);
65  // The concrete implementation of this method converts the string "newValue"
66  // to value(s) of type(s) of the parameter(s). Convert methods corresponding
67  // to the type of the command can be used if the command is an object of
68  // G4UIcmdXXX classes.
69 
70  public:
71  G4bool operator == (const G4UImessenger& messenger) const;
72 
73  protected:
74  G4String ItoS(G4int i);
76  G4String BtoS(G4bool b);
79  G4bool StoB(G4String s);
80 
81  protected:
82  void AddUIcommand(G4UIcommand * newCommand);
83 
84  // shortcut way for creating directory and commands
85  G4UIdirectory* baseDir; // used if new object is created
86  G4String baseDirName; // used if dir already exists
87  void CreateDirectory(const G4String& path, const G4String& dsc,
88  G4bool commandsToBeBroadcasted=true);
89  template <typename T> T* CreateCommand(const G4String& cname,
90  const G4String& dsc);
91 
92 };
93 
94 template <typename T>
95 T* G4UImessenger::CreateCommand(const G4String& cname, const G4String& dsc)
96 {
97  G4String path;
98  if( cname(0) != '/' ) {
99  path = baseDirName + cname;
100  if (path(0) != '/') path = "/" + path;
101  }
102 
103  T* command = new T(path.c_str(), this);
104  command-> SetGuidance(dsc.c_str());
105 
106  return command;
107 }
108 
109 #endif
G4String baseDirName
virtual G4String GetCurrentValue(G4UIcommand *command)
virtual void SetNewValue(G4UIcommand *command, G4String newValue)
G4double a
Definition: TRTMaterials.hh:39
int G4int
Definition: G4Types.hh:78
G4bool StoB(G4String s)
static const double s
Definition: G4SIunits.hh:150
void CreateDirectory(const G4String &path, const G4String &dsc, G4bool commandsToBeBroadcasted=true)
G4String ItoS(G4int i)
bool G4bool
Definition: G4Types.hh:79
G4bool operator==(const G4UImessenger &messenger) const
G4String DtoS(G4double a)
void AddUIcommand(G4UIcommand *newCommand)
G4int StoI(G4String s)
virtual ~G4UImessenger()
G4double StoD(G4String s)
G4UIdirectory * baseDir
double G4double
Definition: G4Types.hh:76
T * CreateCommand(const G4String &cname, const G4String &dsc)
G4String BtoS(G4bool b)