QfBuilding.H

/* QfBuilding.H */
/* $Id: QfBuilding.H,v 1.4 2005/05/16 13:56:33 vlad Exp $ */
#ifndef __QfBuilding_H
#define __QfBuilding_H


#include <zm/qvfcdefs.h>
#include <zm/QfBrick.H>
#include <zm/QfParam.H>


/***********************************************************************
 * Container for common form building.
 */
class QfBuilding: public QfBrick
{
protected:

  BricksAr  bricks; /* sequence of bricks */
  ParamsAr  params; /* sequence of parameters and their place in
                           among bricks */

public:

  /* Destroy building and all bricks of it. */
  virtual ~QfBuilding ();

  /*
   *  Adjustable features.
   */

  /* Return Widget of container itself.  May differ from wSelf. */
  virtual Widget    container () const;

  /* General RTTI. */
  virtual QfType    type () const;

  /* Add a brick and link it with master *this wall: Phase 2.
     Do not pass automatically created objects to add()!!!  Only
     created by op.new. */
  virtual void  add (QfBrick* pBrick);

  /* Manage building and all bricks to display prepared GUI
     during phase 3: Phase 4. */
  virtual void  manage ();

  /* Store entered value(s) in GUI-independent buffers for all bricks . */
  virtual void  store_gui ();

  /* Load value(s) from GUI-independent buffers for all bricks. */
  virtual void  load_gui ();

  /* Make all container be (un)editable by user. */
  virtual void  set_sensitive (Logic flag);

  /* Return TRUE if at least one subobject is sensitive. */
  virtual Logic get_sensitive ();

  /* Return pointer to array of parameters for given brick. */
  virtual QfParamItem*  get_params (QfBrick* pBrick, unsigned& nParams);

  virtual void  realized ();

  /*
   *  Quick access features.
   */

  /* Add brick in chain and provide chain facility.  It's supposed to
     use this method the next way:
     QfBuilding house;
     house << new QfBrick << new QfBrick << ..;
     */
  QfBuilding&   operator << (QfBrick* pBrick)
    {  add(pBrick);  return *this;  }

};


#endif /* QfBuilding.H */