elxDefaultConstruct.h

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#ifndef elxDefaultConstruct_h
#define elxDefaultConstruct_h
 
#include <itkLightObject.h>
#include <cassert>
 
namespace elastix
{
template <typename TObject>
class DefaultConstruct : public TObject
{
public:
  ITK_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_MOVE(DefaultConstruct);
 
  DefaultConstruct() = default;
 
  ~DefaultConstruct() override
  {
    // Note: This assertion may fail when a filter is default-constructed _before_ its input, e.g.:
    //
    // {
    //   DefaultConstruct<itk::TransformixFilter<ImageType>> transformixFilter{};
    //   DefaultConstruct<ImageType>                         movingImage{};
    //   transformixFilter.SetMovingImage(&movingImage);
    // } // <== Assertion failure!
    //
    // Such a failure may be solved by reordering the declarations (declaring the input first), or by declaring the
    // input by their static `New()` member function (instead of by `DefaultConstruct`).
    assert(this->itk::LightObject::m_ReferenceCount == 1);
 
    // Suppress warning "Trying to delete object with non-zero reference count."
    this->itk::LightObject::m_ReferenceCount = 0;
  }
};
} // namespace elastix
 
#endif