ebmlElementType.h File Reference

Declaration of the EBML element type base class and CRTP templates. More...

#include "ptrs.h"
#include "seekdata.h"
#include "parsing/string.h"
#include "parsing/io.h"
#include "exceptions.h"
#include "vint.h"
#include <utility>
#include "typeof.h"

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Classes
class	ebml::ebmlElementType
	Abstract base class for EBML Element Type objects. More...
class	ebml::ebmlTypeCRTP< ebmltype_t, ebmlinst_t, typebase_t >
	CRTP template for EBML Element Type objects. More...

Namespaces
	ebml

Detailed Description

Declaration of the EBML element type base class and CRTP templates.

This header defines the abstract base class used to describe EBML element types. Every subclass of ebmlElementType represents a distinct EBML element type and must have a companion ebmlElement (or subclass) declared as a friend. It provides functionality for constructing element type instances based on an EBML ID (either as a VINT string or an unsigned integer) and a name (as a wide string). The header also defines a CRTP template, ebmlTypeCRTP, that facilitates creation, decoding, and type-safe casting of concrete element instances.

Note

Many member functions that perform trivial computations such as returning sizes or addresses are declared inline.

Author

Brian Sherson

Date

September 11, 2025