Added New methods to cater for second step initialization

[platform/core/uifw/dali-toolkit.git] / dali-toolkit / internal / visuals / gradient / gradient-visual.h

diff --git a/dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/gradient/gradient-visual.h b/dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/gradient/gradient-visual.h
index 1726c51..5171b12 100644 (file)
--- a/dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/gradient/gradient-visual.h
+++ b/dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/gradient/gradient-visual.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define DALI_TOOLKIT_INTERNAL_GRADIENT_VISUAL_H
 
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
  *
  */
 
+// EXTERNAL INCLUDES
+#include <dali/public-api/common/intrusive-ptr.h>
+
 // INTERNAL INCLUDES
 #include <dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/visual-base-impl.h>
 #include <dali-toolkit/internal/visuals/gradient/gradient.h>
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ namespace Internal
 {
 
 class Gradient;
+class GradientVisual;
+typedef IntrusivePtr< GradientVisual > GradientVisualPtr;
 
 /**
  * The visual which renders smooth transition of colors to the control's quad.
@@ -80,16 +85,12 @@ public:
   };
 
   /**
-   * @brief Constructor.
+   * @brief Create a new gradient visual.
    *
    * @param[in] factoryCache A pointer pointing to the VisualFactoryCache object
+   * @return A smart-pointer to the newly allocated visual.
    */
-  GradientVisual( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache );
-
-  /**
-   * @brief A reference counted object may only be deleted by calling Unreference().
-   */
-  ~GradientVisual();
+  static GradientVisualPtr New( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache );
 
 public:  // from Visual
 
@@ -114,6 +115,19 @@ public:  // from Visual
   virtual Dali::Property::Value DoGetProperty( Dali::Property::Index index );
 
 protected:
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Constructor.
+   *
+   * @param[in] factoryCache A pointer pointing to the VisualFactoryCache object
+   */
+  GradientVisual( VisualFactoryCache& factoryCache );
+
+  /**
+   * @brief A reference counted object may only be deleted by calling Unreference().
+   */
+  virtual ~GradientVisual();
+
   /**
    * @copydoc Visual::Base::DoInitialize
    */