// @(#)root/io:$Id: TVirtualObject.h 30902 2009-10-28 15:13:43Z pcanal $
// Author: Philippe Canal July, 2008

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#ifndef ROOT_TVirtualObject
#define ROOT_TVirtualObject


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//                                                                      //
// TVirtualObject                                                       //
//                                                                      //
// Wrapper around an object and giving indirect access to its content    //
// even if the object is not of a class in the Cint/Reflex dictionary.  //
//                                                                      //
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifndef ROOT_TClassRef
#include "TClassRef.h"
#endif


class TVirtualObject {
private:

   TVirtualObject(const TVirtualObject&);             // not implemented
   TVirtualObject &operator=(const TVirtualObject&);  // not implemented

public:
   TClassRef  fClass;
   void      *fObject;

   TVirtualObject(TClass *cl) : fClass(cl), fObject(cl ? cl->New() : 0) { }
   ~TVirtualObject() { if (fClass) fClass->Destructor(fObject); }


   TClass *GetClass() const { return fClass; }
   void   *GetObject() const { return fObject; }

};

#endif // ROOT_TVirtualObject