AttributeName Class Reference

#include <disti_metadata.h>

Public Member Functions
	AttributeName (const std::string &name)
*	AttributeName (const char *name)
	AttributeName (long stringIndex)
	AttributeName (const AttributeName &other)
	Copy constructor.
AttributeName &	operator= (const AttributeName &other)
	Copy assignment.
long	StringIndex () const
	Returns the index to the string associate with this instance.
	operator std::string () const
	Defines the cast operator to make this look like a std::string for reading.

Detailed Description

AttributeName class can be treated like a std::string in some instances It creates static storage for any referenced name. This results in only one copy for each name which saves memory Very fast comparison between references to names

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

AttributeName ( const std::string &  name )

explicit

Constructor Explicit because construction of an AttributeName is an expensive operation. If possible you should use a static AttrbuteName object rather than constructing a new one each time it is needed.

Parameters

name	the desired Name

* AttributeName ( const char *  name )

explicit

Constructor See comments on AttributeName(const std::string &name)

Parameters

name	the desired Name

AttributeName ( long  stringIndex )

explicit

Constructor

Parameters

stringIndex

The index into the string map.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• disti_metadata.h