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*/
#ifndef __OverlayElementFactory_H__
#define __OverlayElementFactory_H__

#include "OgrePrerequisites.h"
#include "OgreOverlayElement.h"
#include "OgrePanelOverlayElement.h"
#include "OgreBorderPanelOverlayElement.h"
#include "OgreTextAreaOverlayElement.h"

namespace Ogre {

    /** Defines the interface which all components wishing to 
        supply OverlayElement subclasses must implement.
    @remarks
        To allow the OverlayElement types available for inclusion on 
        overlays to be extended, OGRE allows external apps or plugins
        to register their ability to create custom OverlayElements with
        the OverlayManager, using the addOverlayElementFactory method. Classes
        wanting to do this must implement this interface.
    @par
        Each OverlayElementFactory creates a single type of OverlayElement, 
        identified by a 'type name' which must be unique.
    */
    class _OgreExport OverlayElementFactory
    {
    public:
        /** Creates a new OverlayElement instance with the name supplied. */
        virtual OverlayElement* createOverlayElement(const String& instanceName) = 0;
        /** Destroys a OverlayElement which this factory created previously. */
        virtual void destroyOverlayElement(OverlayElement* pElement) { delete pElement; };
        /** Gets the string uniquely identifying the type of element this factory creates. */
        virtual const String& getTypeName(void) const = 0;
    };


    /** Factory for creating PanelOverlayElement instances. */
    class _OgreExport PanelOverlayElementFactory: public OverlayElementFactory
    {
    public:
        /** See OverlayElementFactory */
        OverlayElement* createOverlayElement(const String& instanceName)
        {
            return new PanelOverlayElement(instanceName);
        }
        /** See OverlayElementFactory */
        const String& getTypeName(void) const
        {
            static String name = "Panel";
            return name;
        }
    };

    /** Factory for creating BorderPanelOverlayElement instances. */
    class _OgreExport BorderPanelOverlayElementFactory: public OverlayElementFactory
    {
    public:
        /** See OverlayElementFactory */
        OverlayElement* createOverlayElement(const String& instanceName)
        {
            return new BorderPanelOverlayElement(instanceName);
        }
        /** See OverlayElementFactory */
        const String& getTypeName(void) const
        {
            static String name = "BorderPanel";
            return name;
        }
    };

    /** Factory for creating TextAreaOverlayElement instances. */
    class _OgreExport TextAreaOverlayElementFactory: public OverlayElementFactory
    {
    public:
        /** See OverlayElementFactory */
        OverlayElement* createOverlayElement(const String& instanceName)
        {
            return new TextAreaOverlayElement(instanceName);
        }
        /** See OverlayElementFactory */
        const String& getTypeName(void) const
        {
            static String name = "TextArea";
            return name;
        }
    };

}



#endif