//
// BasicEvent.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.3/Foundation/include/Poco/BasicEvent.h#1 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Events
// Module:  BasicEvent
//
// Implementation of the BasicEvent template.
//
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#ifndef  Foundation_BasicEvent_INCLUDED
#define  Foundation_BasicEvent_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/AbstractEvent.h"
#include "Poco/DefaultStrategy.h"
#include "Poco/AbstractDelegate.h"
#include "Poco/CompareFunctions.h"


namespace Poco {


template <class TArgs> 
class BasicEvent: public AbstractEvent < 
	TArgs, DefaultStrategy<TArgs, AbstractDelegate<TArgs>, p_less<AbstractDelegate<TArgs> > >,
	AbstractDelegate<TArgs> 
>
	/// A BasicEvent uses internally a DefaultStrategy which 
	/// invokes delegates in an arbitrary manner.
	/// Note that one object can only register one method to a BasicEvent.
	/// Subsequent registrations will overwrite the existing delegate.
	/// For example:
	///     BasicEvent<int> event;
	///     MyClass myObject;
	///     event += Delegate<MyClass, int>(&myObject, &MyClass::myMethod1);
	///     event += Delegate<MyClass, int>(&myObject, &MyClass::myMethod2);
	///
	/// The second registration will overwrite the first one. The reason is simply that
	/// function pointers can only be compared by equality but not by lower than.
{
public:
	BasicEvent()
	{
	}

	~BasicEvent()
	{
	}

private:
	BasicEvent(const BasicEvent& e);
	BasicEvent& operator = (const BasicEvent& e);
};


} // namespace Poco


#endif
