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sort_algorithm.hh

/*
*  Name:      sort_algorithm.hh
*  Author:    Rafael Jesus Alcantara Perez
*  Summary:   Base sort algorithm
*  Date:      $Date: 2003/04/14 00:18:35 $
*  Revision:  $Revision: 1.1 $
*
*  Copyright (C) 1994-2002  Rafael Jesus Alcantara Perez <rafa@dedalo-ing.com>
*
*  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
*  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
*  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
*  (at your option) any later version.
*
*  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
*  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
*  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
*  GNU General Public License for more details.
*
*  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
*  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
*  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
*  MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/

#ifndef _MPCL_UTIL_STRATEGY_SORT_ALGORITHM__
#define _MPCL_UTIL_STRATEGY_SORT_ALGORITHM__


namespace mpcl
{

  namespace util
  {

    namespace strategy
    {

      template <typename TSequence>
      class ISortAlgorithm
      {

        public:

          typedef
            typename TSequence::const_iterator
            const_iterator;

          typedef
            typename TSequence::iterator
            iterator;

          typedef
            typename TSequence::value_type
            value_type;


        public:

          //
          //  C O N S T R U C T O R S
          //

          virtual void execute (TSequence& rtSOURCE_SEQUENCE) = 0;


        protected:

          //
          //  S E L E C T O R S
          //

          void swap (value_type& rtFIRST_ITEM, value_type& rtSECOND_ITEM)
          {
            value_type   tTempItem (rtFIRST_ITEM);

            rtFIRST_ITEM  = rtSECOND_ITEM;
            rtSECOND_ITEM = tTempItem;
          }

      };  // class ISortAlgorithm

    }  // namespace strategy

  }  // namespace util

}  // namespace mpcl


#endif  // not _MPCL_UTIL_STRATEGY_SORT_ALGORITHM__

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