Class AssocPtr

			
				
					
						
							
					
					
						
							   class  
							
								AssocPtr
							
							 : public ObjectPtr  
						
					
				
				
					
						 Programmer: Ryan Davis  
					
				
			
			 
			
				Description: 
			
			
				 I provide an extension of ObjectPtr's services to
 include named accessors and utilities for
 associations.
 
			
			   
			
				Public Methods: 
			
			
				
					  
					
					static ObjectPtr  
					
						create 
					
					(); 
					

					  I am create. I act as a "factory method" for creating new association
 objects.
 
					

					

					   
					

					static ObjectPtr  
					
						create 
					
					(const ObjectPtr & key, const ObjectPtr & value); 
					

					  parameter should not be const!!! DWH - MDS : Bullshit! - RWD
 I, too, act as a "factory method" for creating new association
 objects with their values.
 
					

					

					   
					

					static AssocPtr  
					
						convert 
					
					(const ObjectPtr & obj); 
					

					  parameter should not be const!!! DWH - MDS : Bullshit! - RWD
 I convert obj to a valid AssocPtr or gNil if obj wasn't an association.
 
					

					

					   
					

					 
					
						AssocPtr 
					
					(const ObjectPtr & pointee); 
					

					  This is the constructor. It has a default value of gNil, so it can
 be used as the generic constructor as well. This constructor
 creates a Object pointer that points to the address
 passed in through .
 
					

					

					   
					

					ObjectPtr &  
					
						key 
					
					(); 
					

					  I am the accessor for my object's key.
 
					

					

					   
					

					ObjectPtr &  
					
						value 
					
					(); 
					

					  I am the accessor for my object's value.
 I am the method used to test the validity of the other
 methods in AssocPtr.
 TESTING
 
					

					

					  
				
			
			  
			
				Protected Methods: 
			
			
				
					  
					
					static ClassPtr &  
					
						klassPtr 
					
					(); 
					

					    
					

					

					  
				
			
			
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