btk::Object Class Reference

Base for all objects which need to keep track of modified time. More...

#include <btkObject.h>

Inheritance diagram for btk::Object:

Public Types
typedef btkSharedPtr< const Object >	ConstPointer
typedef btkSharedPtr< Object >	Pointer

Public Member Functions
unsigned long int	GetTimestamp () const
virtual void	Modified ()

Protected Member Functions
	Object ()
	Object (const Object &toCopy)
virtual	~Object ()

Protected Attributes
unsigned long int	m_Timestamp

Detailed Description

Base for all objects which need to keep track of modified time.

Member Typedef Documentation

btk::Object::ConstPointer

Smart pointer associated with a const Object object.

btk::Object::Pointer

Smart pointer associated with a Object object.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

btk::Object::Object ( )

inlineprotected

Constructor.

btk::Object::Object ( const Object &  toCopy )

inlineprotected

Copy constructor.

btk::Object::~Object ( )

inlineprotectedvirtual

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

long btk::Object::GetTimestamp ( ) const

inline

Returns the timestamp of the object.

void btk::Object::Modified ( )

virtual

Sets the object as modified (its timestamp is updated and the flag 'modified' is set to true). It is important to use this method each time a component of the process is modified.

Reimplemented in btk::ProcessObject, and btk::DataObject.

Member Data Documentation

btk::Object::m_Timestamp

protected

Time in microseconds to indicate the last modification of the object.