VedaLibDemo/Object3DFontVirtual.h

#ifndef COM_M4NKIND_Object3DFontVirtual_H
#define COM_M4NKIND_Object3DFontVirtual_H

#include "Object3DMeshVirtual.h"
#include "PackFloatByte_Limits.h"
#include "PackObjectReference.h"
#include "PackList.h"
/*!
    \class  Object3DFontVirtual
    \ingroup    BaseObjectInherited_VedaLibDemo
    \brief  virtual base class for all collection of objects used as fonts
            for texts.
*/

class Object3DFontVirtual : public Object3DMeshVirtual
{
/*==================================================================
                                PUBLIC
==================================================================*/
public:
    /*!
        \brief  Constructor. There should only be members initialisation there.
    */
    Object3DFontVirtual(void);

    /*!
        \brief  Class Inheritance Descriptors. Also forces a destructor. See BASEOBJECT_DECLARE_... in .cpp
    */
    BASEOBJECT_DEFINE_VIRTUALCLASS(Object3DFontVirtual);
    /*!
        \brief  Return the 3D shape index of the object that fit one character.
                (then use index with RenderObject() )
                a character is given with a zero-ended string because we can support
                one byte character and more large char formats.
                If the char is not supportd, we return false.
                else,_rShapeIndex can return -1 if the char is space or tab.
        \param  _pString    zero ended char.
        \param  _rShapeIndex return index
        \param  _rCharWidth     the width of the char, to use them in the geometry.
        \return true if there is a character, false if no char.
    */
    virtual bool GetShapeIndexForCharacter( const char *_pString,
                                            int &_rShapeIndex,
                                            float &_rCharWidth )=0;

/*==================================================================
                                PROTECTED
==================================================================*/
protected:
    class Shadow : public PackStruct
    { public:
        // constructor:
        Shadow();
        //! texture to draw a back border:
        PackObjectReference     mSer_TextureReference;
        PackFloatByte_Limits    mSer_DecalX;
        PackFloatByte_Limits    mSer_DecalY;
    };
    /*!
        \brief  static method passed to the list to create new elements.
        \return a new  object.
    */
    static BaseType *NewShadow();

    //!
    PackList    mSer_ShadowList;

};

#endif

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