ltiIteratingFunctor.h

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/*----------------------------------------------------------------
 * project ....: LTI Digital Image/Signal Processing Library
 * file .......: ltiIteratingFunctor.h
 * authors ....: Thomas Rusert
 * organization: LTI, RWTH Aachen
 * creation ...: 16.04.99
 * revisions ..: $Id: ltiIteratingFunctor.h,v 1.4 2006/02/08 12:27:50 ltilib Exp $
 */

#ifndef _LTI_ITERATING_FUNCTOR_H_
#define _LTI_ITERATING_FUNCTOR_H_

#include "ltiFunctor.h"
#include "ltiVector.h"
#include "ltiMatrix.h"

namespace lti {
  /**
   * Base class for all iterating functors
   */
  template<class T>
  class iteratingFunctor : public functor {
  public:
    /**
     * onPlace version of apply.
     * applies the functor's function to 'theObject'.
     */
    virtual vector<T>& apply(vector<T>& theObject) const=0;

    /**
     * onCopy version of apply.
     * applies the functor's function to the copy of 'theObject',
     * 'newObject'.
     */
    virtual vector<T>& apply(const vector<T>& theObject,
                 vector<T>& newObject) const=0;

    /**
     * onPlace version of apply.
     * applies the functor's function to 'theObject'.
     */
    virtual matrix<T>& apply(matrix<T>& theObject) const=0;

    /**
     * onCopy version of apply.
     * applies the functor's function to the copy of 'theObject',
     * 'newObject'.
     */
    virtual matrix<T>& apply(const matrix<T>& theObject,
                 matrix<T>& newObject) const=0;

    /**
     * returns the name of this type
     */
    virtual const char* getTypeName() const {return "iteratingFunctor";};
  };

}

#endif