//                                               -*- C++ -*-
/**
 *  @file  Less.cxx
 *  @brief Abstract top-level class for all Less
 *
 *  (C) Copyright 2005-2012 EDF-EADS-Phimeca
 *
 *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 *  version 2.1 of the License.
 *
 *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 *  Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 *  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
 *
 *  @author schueller
 *  @date   2012-02-17 19:35:43 +0100 (Fri, 17 Feb 2012)
 */
#include "Less.hxx"
#include "PersistentObjectFactory.hxx"

BEGIN_NAMESPACE_OPENTURNS



CLASSNAMEINIT(Less);

static Factory<Less> RegisteredFactory("Less");

/* Default constructor */
Less::Less()
  : ComparisonOperatorImplementation()
{
  // Nothing to do
}

/* String converter */
String Less::__repr__() const
{
  return OSS() << "class=" << Less::GetClassName()
         << " name=" << getName();
}


/* Here is the interface that all derived class must implement */

/* Virtual constructor */
Less * Less::clone() const
{
  return new Less(*this);
}

/* Return true if comparison succeeds */
Bool Less::operator() (NumericalScalar a, NumericalScalar b) const
{
  return (a < b);
}


/* Method save() stores the object through the StorageManager */
void Less::save(Advocate & adv) const
{
  ComparisonOperatorImplementation::save(adv);
}


/* Method load() reloads the object from the StorageManager */
void Less::load(Advocate & adv)
{
  ComparisonOperatorImplementation::load(adv);
}





END_NAMESPACE_OPENTURNS
