property_container_base.h

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#ifndef __RTTR_PROPERTY_CONTAINER_BASE_H__
#define __RTTR_PROPERTY_CONTAINER_BASE_H__

#include "rttr/base/core_prerequisites.h"
#include "rttr/detail/metadata_container.h"
#include "rttr/type.h"

#include <string>

namespace rttr
{
  
namespace detail
{
class instance;
class argument;
class RTTR_API property_container_base : public metadata_container
{
    public:
        property_container_base(const std::string& name, const type decalaring_type);

        virtual ~property_container_base();

        // returns the name of this property.
        std::string get_name() const;

        virtual bool is_readonly() const = 0;

        virtual bool is_static() const = 0;
    
        virtual type get_type() const = 0;

        type get_declaring_type() const;

        virtual bool is_array() const = 0;

        virtual bool set_value(detail::instance& object, detail::argument& arg) const = 0;

        virtual variant get_value(detail::instance& object) const = 0;
    private:
        const std::string   _name;
        const type          _decalaring_type;
};

} // end namespace detail
} // end namespace rttr

#endif // __RTTR_PROPERTY_CONTAINER_BASE_H__