Callable.h

/*
  Copyright (C) 2005 by Marc Boris Duerner
 
  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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*/
 
#ifndef Pt_Callable_h
#define Pt_Callable_h
 
#include <Pt/Api.h>
#include <Pt/Invokable.h>
 
namespace Pt {

template <typename R, typename... As>
class Callable : public Invokable<As...>
{
    public:
        virtual Callable* clone() const = 0;

        virtual R call(As... args) const = 0;

        R operator()(As... args) const
        {
            return this->call(args...);
        }
 
        // inherit docs
        virtual void invoke(As... args) const = 0;
};
 
} // namespace Pt
 
#endif