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#ifndef itkCreateObjectFunction_h
#define itkCreateObjectFunction_h

#include "itkObject.h"

namespace itk
{
/** \class CreateObjectFunctionBase
 *  \brief Define API for object creation callback functions.
 *
 * \ingroup ITKSystemObjects
 * \ingroup ITKCommon
 */
class ITKCommon_EXPORT CreateObjectFunctionBase : public Object
{
public:
  ITK_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_MOVE(CreateObjectFunctionBase);

  /** Standard type alias. */
  using Self = CreateObjectFunctionBase;
  using Superclass = Object;
  using Pointer = SmartPointer<Self>;
  using ConstPointer = SmartPointer<const Self>;

  /** Create an object and return a pointer to it as an
   * itk::LightObject. */
  virtual SmartPointer<LightObject>
  CreateObject() = 0;

protected:
  CreateObjectFunctionBase();
  ~CreateObjectFunctionBase() override;
};

/** \class CreateObjectFunction
 * \brief Used to create callback functions that create ITK Objects for
 *        use with the itk::ObjectFactory.
 *
 * \ingroup ITKSystemObjects
 * \ingroup ITKCommon
 */
template <typename T>
class CreateObjectFunction : public CreateObjectFunctionBase
{
public:
  ITK_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_MOVE(CreateObjectFunction);

  /** Standard class type aliases. */
  using Self = CreateObjectFunction;
  using Pointer = SmartPointer<Self>;

  /** Methods from itk:LightObject. */
  itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self);
  LightObject::Pointer
  CreateObject() override
  {
    return T::New().GetPointer();
  }

protected:
  CreateObjectFunction() = default;
  ~CreateObjectFunction() override = default;
};
} // end namespace itk

#endif
