CTK/Libs/Core/ctkCallback.h

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  Library:   CTK

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#ifndef __ctkCallback_h
#define __ctkCallback_h

// Qt includes
#include <QObject>

// CTK includes
#include "ctkCoreExport.h"

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// The following example prints debug statement everytime the current value
/// of the slider is changed:
/// void print() { qDebug() << "signal called"; }
/// ...
///  QSlider slider(Qt::Horizontal);
///  ctkCallback callback(print);
///  QObject::connect(&slider, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
///                   &callback, SLOT(invoke()));
/// ...
/// The following example prints the new value of the slider
/// void print(void* data){
///   qDebug() << reinterpret_cast<QSlider*>(data)->value();
/// }
///  QSlider slider(Qt::Horizontal);
///  ctkCallback callback(print);
///  callback.setData(&slider);
///  QObject::connect(&slider, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
///                   &callback, SLOT(invoke()));
class CTK_CORE_EXPORT ctkCallback : public QObject
{
  Q_OBJECT
public:

  ctkCallback(QObject * parentObject = 0);
  ctkCallback(void (*callback)(void * data), QObject * parentObject = 0);
  virtual ~ctkCallback();

  /// Returns the current pointer function
  void (*callback()const)(void*);
  /// Sets a pointer function to call when invoke() is called.
  void setCallback(void (*callback)(void * data));
  
  /// Returns the current callback data.
  /// \note By default ctkCallback itself will be passed as callback data
  /// \sa setCallbackData
  void * callbackData()const;
  /// Set callback data
  void setCallbackData(void * data);
  
public slots:
  /// Internally calls the pointer function \a callback.
  virtual void invoke();
  
private:
  void (*Callback)(void * data);
  void * CallbackData;
};

#endif