Creatable::InstallCreator

Defined in: C4Creation.h

Installs a creator object for application-defined subclasses of the template parameter.

Prototype

static void InstallCreator(Creator<type, param> *creator);

Parameters

creator A pointer to the Creator object corresponding to the template parameter.

Description

The InstallCreator function installs a creator object whose responsibility it is to create new instances of application-defined subclasses of the template parameter. The creator object encapsulates a function that is called by the engine when it encounters a custom type.

Once the creator object is installed, it must continue to exist in order to function. A creator object is uninstalled by simply deleting it or by calling the Creatable::RemoveCreator function.