mousehoverstrategy.h

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#ifndef _uimousehoverstrategy_h
#define _uimousehoverstrategy_h

#include "vector2.h"

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace UI
    {
        class Screen;
        class Widget;
        class QuadRenderable;
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @class MouseHoverStrategy
        /// @headerfile mousehoverstrategy.h
        /// @brief This is the base class for a method of finding which quad the mouse is hovered over.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class MEZZ_LIB MouseHoverStrategy
        {
        protected:
            /// @internal
            /// @brief A pointer to the screen this strategy is being used by.
            Screen* ParentScreen;
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Stores whether or not the parent screen has been updated since the last time this strategys cache was updated.
            bool ScreenDirty;
        public:
            /// @brief Class constructor.
            MouseHoverStrategy() :
                ParentScreen(NULL),
                ScreenDirty(true)
                {  }
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            virtual ~MouseHoverStrategy()
                {  }

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Utility

            /// @brief Finds the hovered quad for the parent screen.
            /// @param MousePos The current mouse position.
            /// @return Returns a pointer to the hovered quad, or NULL if none.
            virtual Widget* FindHoveredWidget(const Vector2& MousePos) = 0;

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Internal Methods

            /// @internal
            /// @brief Sets the parent screen.
            /// @param Parent The parent screen this strategy is finding the hovered quad for.
            void _SetScreen(Screen* Parent)
                { this->ParentScreen = Parent; }
            /// @internal
            /// @brief Notifies this that it's parent screen was altered.
            void _NotifyScreenDirty()
                { this->ScreenDirty = true; }
        };//MouseHoverStrategy
    }//UI
}//Mezzanine

#endif