RTT::base::BufferBase Class Reference

Any Buffer has a capacity, size and can be empty or full. More...

#include <rtt/base/BufferBase.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for RTT::base::BufferBase:

List of all members.

Public Types
typedef int	size_type
typedef boost::shared_ptr < BufferBase >	shared_ptr
Public Member Functions
virtual size_type	capacity () const =0
	Returns the maximum number of items that can be stored in the buffer.
virtual size_type	size () const =0
	Returns the actual number of items that are stored in the buffer.
virtual bool	empty () const =0
	Check if this buffer is empty.
virtual bool	full () const =0
	Check if this buffer is full.
virtual void	clear ()=0
	Clears all contents of this buffer.

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Detailed Description

Any Buffer has a capacity, size and can be empty or full.

This class contains the type-independent methods of a Buffer.

Definition at line 52 of file BufferBase.hpp.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual size_type RTT::base::BufferBase::capacity

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const [pure virtual]

Returns the maximum number of items that can be stored in the buffer.

Returns:

maximum number of items.

Implemented in RTT::base::BufferLocked< T >, RTT::base::BufferUnSync< T >, and RTT::base::BufferLockFree< T >.

virtual void RTT::base::BufferBase::clear

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[pure virtual]

Clears all contents of this buffer.

Implemented in RTT::base::BufferLocked< T >, RTT::base::BufferUnSync< T >, and RTT::base::BufferLockFree< T >.

Referenced by RTT::internal::ChannelBufferElement< T >::clear().

virtual bool RTT::base::BufferBase::empty

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const [pure virtual]

Check if this buffer is empty.

Returns:

true if size() == 0

Implemented in RTT::base::BufferLocked< T >, RTT::base::BufferUnSync< T >, and RTT::base::BufferLockFree< T >.

virtual bool RTT::base::BufferBase::full

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const [pure virtual]

Check if this buffer is full.

Returns:

true if size() == capacity()

Implemented in RTT::base::BufferLocked< T >, RTT::base::BufferUnSync< T >, and RTT::base::BufferLockFree< T >.

virtual size_type RTT::base::BufferBase::size

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const [pure virtual]

Returns the actual number of items that are stored in the buffer.

Returns:

number of items.

Implemented in RTT::base::BufferLocked< T >, RTT::base::BufferUnSync< T >, and RTT::base::BufferLockFree< T >.

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

• rtt/base/BufferBase.hpp
• rtt/base/BufferBase.cpp