Node.h

/*
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#ifndef Pt_Xml_Node_h
#define Pt_Xml_Node_h
 
#include <Pt/Xml/Api.h>
#include <Pt/Xml/XmlError.h>
 
namespace Pt {
 
namespace Xml {
 
class Node 
{
    public:
        enum Type 
        {
            Unknown = 0,
            DocType = 1,
            EndDocType = 2,
            StartDocument = 3,
            EndDocument = 4,
            StartElement = 5,
            EndElement = 6,
            Characters = 7,
            Comment = 8,
            ProcessingInstruction = 9,
            EntityReference = 10
        };
 
        virtual ~Node()
        {}
 
        Type type() const
        { return _type; }
 
    protected:
        explicit Node(Type type)
        : _type(type)
        { }
 
    private:
        Type _type;
};
 
template <typename T>
T* nodeCast(Node* node)
{
    T* e = 0;
        
    if( node->type() == T::nodeId() )
        e = static_cast<T*>(node);
 
    return e;
}
 
template <typename T>
const T* nodeCast(const Node* node)
{
    const T* e = 0;
        
    if( node->type() == T::nodeId() )
        e = static_cast<const T*>(node);
 
    return e;
}
 
template <typename T>
T& nodeCast(Node& node)
{
    if( node.type() != T::nodeId() )
        throw XmlError("unexpected node type");
 
    return static_cast<T&>(node);
}
 
template <typename T>
const T& nodeCast(const Node& node)
{
    if( node.type() != T::nodeId() )
        throw XmlError("unexpected node type");
 
    return static_cast<const T&>(node);
}
 
} // namespace Xml
 
} // namespace Pt
 
#endif // Pt_Xml_Node_h