---

DALT_Server::EntityFactory Class Reference

This class provides a centralised point for creating new Entities. More...

#include <entity_factory.h>

List of all members.

Public Methods
	EntityFactory ()
	~EntityFactory ()
Entity*	createEntity (string type, vector< int > &position, list< Entity > &existing_entities)
bool	existsId (int id, list< Entity > &avail)
Private Attributes
unsigned long int	last_id
bool	check_existing_ids

---

Detailed Description

This class provides a centralised point for creating new Entities.

It's most important function is managing the generation of unique ids for the entites.

This class is instantiated in entity_factory.cpp and its instance is made available through the entity_factory pointer.

Author:

Vlad Mereuta

---

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

DALT_Server::EntityFactory::EntityFactory ( )

DALT_Server::EntityFactory::~EntityFactory ( )

---

Member Function Documentation

Entity * DALT_Server::EntityFactory::createEntity ( string type, vector< int > & position, list< Entity > & existing_entities )

creates a new entity and returns a pointer to it. Parameters: type   entity type position   vector containing the position of this entity existing_entities   vector of entities which need to be checked for existing ids when alocating a new id Returns: a pointer to the newly created entitiy Parameters: type   position   existing_entities

bool DALT_Server::EntityFactory::existsId ( int id, list< Entity > & avail )

checks whether the given id is already owned by an entity. Parameters: id   the id avail   available entities to be checked Returns: true if an entity with the given id exists, false otherwise Parameters: id   avail

---

Member Data Documentation

bool DALT_Server::EntityFactory::check_existing_ids [private]

flag dictating whether the factory needs to check each id for existance.

unsigned long int DALT_Server::EntityFactory::last_id [private]

the ID which has been allocated to the last created entity.

---

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

• entity_factory.h

---