Generic Abstract Factory

[Sebastian Faust]

Hi,

I am currently reading the chapter about abstract factorys from "Modern C++
Design" and wondering how it would be possible to create an object which has
a constructor with parameters. At the moment I can't see any way how to
solve this problem? Is there any way how to implement such?
Furthermore I read in the GoF book that usually Abstract Factorys are
implemented using Factory Methods. At the moment I can't see where in the
generic case of Abstract Factory, Factory Methods are used.

Thanks in advance
Sebastian

[Thomas Matthews]

Re: Generic Abstract Factory

Sebastian Faust wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I am currently reading the chapter about abstract factorys from "Modern C++
> Design" and wondering how it would be possible to create an object which has
> a constructor with parameters. At the moment I can't see any way how to
> solve this problem? Is there any way how to implement such?
> Furthermore I read in the GoF book that usually Abstract Factorys are
> implemented using Factory Methods. At the moment I can't see where in the
> generic case of Abstract Factory, Factory Methods are used.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Sebastian
>
>[/color]

Here is what I use:
class Any_Class
: public Some_Base_Class
{
public:
Any_Class(/* deault parameters */);
Any_Class(const Any_Class& ac); // copy constructor
Any_Class(istre am& inp); // construct from text stream
virtual ~Any_Class();

static Some_Base_Class * create(istream& inp,
unsigned int id);
};

Some_Base_Class *
Any_Class ::
create(istream& inp, unsigned int id)
{
Some_Base_Class * p_base(NULL);
if (id = ID_ANY_CLASS)
{
p_base = new Any_Class(inp);
}
return p_base;
}


In the factory:
typedef Some_Base_Class * (*P_CREATE_FUNC )(istream& inp, id);

const P_CREATE_FUNC creation_table[] =
{
Any_Class::crea te()
};
const unsigned int NUM_CREATION_FU NCS = sizeof(creation _table)
/ sizeof(creation _table[0]);

Some_Base_Class *
Factory ::
create(istream& inp)
{
unsigned int id;
Some_Base_Class * p_base(NULL);

inp >> id;
for (unsigned int i = 0;
(p_base == NULL) && (i < NUM_CREATION_FU NCS); ++i)
{
p_base = (creation_table[i])(inp, id);
}
return p_base;
}

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[Noah Roberts]

Re: Generic Abstract Factory

Sebastian Faust wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I am currently reading the chapter about abstract factorys from "Modern C++
> Design" and wondering how it would be possible to create an object which has
> a constructor with parameters.[/color]

No. But you can use the prototype pattern as Sebastian recommends.

--
Noah Roberts
- "If you are not outraged, you are not paying attention."

[Gianni Mariani]

Re: Generic Abstract Factory

Sebastian Faust wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I am currently reading the chapter about abstract factorys from "Modern C++
> Design" and wondering how it would be possible to create an object which has
> a constructor with parameters. At the moment I can't see any way how to
> solve this problem? Is there any way how to implement such?
> Furthermore I read in the GoF book that usually Abstract Factorys are
> implemented using Factory Methods. At the moment I can't see where in the
> generic case of Abstract Factory, Factory Methods are used.
>[/color]

Here is a complete generic factory template library that allows you to
create objects with various parameters (0 ... 3 args - but easily extended).

It's a tad long so I placed it on my web server.

http://mariani.ws/~gianni/at_factory.h

This is going to be part of the "Austria C++" library I'm toying with.

I'll be doing V 0.1 soon so critique (preferably friendly but I'll
accept anything) is welcome.

Copyright is mine. Use it via the GPL - I can be arm twisted to do LGPL.