#pragma once
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// MoreFunctionalProp.h - has most of the functionality needed,     //
//                        but you have to call get() to apply       //
//                        a method to one of these properties.      //
//                                                                  //
// Jim Fawcett, CSE687 - Object Oriented Design, Fall 2018          //
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include <iostream>

template<typename T>
class MFProperty
{
public:
  MFProperty() {}
  MFProperty(const T& t)
  {   // copy construct Property from T instance
    set(t);
  }
  virtual ~MFProperty() {}

  T operator=(const T& t)        // assign t to the T element of property
  {
    set(t);
    return get();
  }
  operator T()
  {
    std::cout << "\n  cast operation";
    return get();
  }
  virtual void set(const T& t) {
    t_ = t;
  }
  virtual T get() {
    return t_;
  }
protected:
  T t_;
};

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// operator<<
// - global operator defined for MFProperty<T>

template<typename T>
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, MFProperty<T>& p)
{
  out << p.get();
  return out;
}