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** File   : include/ICLQt/ContainerHandle.h                        **
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** Authors: Christof Elbrechter                                    **
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#pragma once

#include <ICLUtils/Macros.h>
#include <QtGui/QWidget>
#include <QtCore/QString>

namespace icl{
  namespace qt{
    /// Base class for Container like GUI handles as Box- or Tab widgets
    class ContainerHandle{
      protected:
      /// must be subclassed
      ContainerHandle(){}
      
      public:
  
      /// virtual destructor
      virtual ~ContainerHandle(){}
  
      /// pure virtual interface
      virtual void add(QWidget *component, const QString &name=""){
        ERROR_LOG("unable to add components to this widget (name was: " << name.toLatin1().data()  << ")");
      }
  
      /// pure virtual interface
      virtual void insert(int idx, QWidget *component, const QString &name=""){
        ERROR_LOG("unable to insert components into this widget (name was: " << name.toLatin1().data() << ", id was: " << idx << ")");
      }
  
    };
  } // namespace qt
}