AbsHcalAlgoData.h

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#ifndef CondFormats_HcalObjects_AbsHcalAlgoData_h_
#define CondFormats_HcalObjects_AbsHcalAlgoData_h_

#include <typeinfo>

//
// Classes inheriting from this one are supposed to configure
// various Hcal reco algorithms
//
class AbsHcalAlgoData
{
public:
    inline virtual ~AbsHcalAlgoData() {}

    // Comparison operators. Note that they are not virtual and should
    // not be overriden by derived classes. These operators are very
    // useful for I/O testing.
    inline bool operator==(const AbsHcalAlgoData& r) const
        {return (typeid(*this) == typeid(r)) && this->isEqual(r);}
    inline bool operator!=(const AbsHcalAlgoData& r) const
        {return !(*this == r);}

protected:
    // Method needed to compare objects for equality.
    // Must be implemented by derived classes.
    virtual bool isEqual(const AbsHcalAlgoData&) const = 0;
};

#endif // CondFormats_HcalObjects_AbsHcalAlgoData_h_