conditional_ostream.h

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#ifndef dealii__conditional_ostream_h
#define dealii__conditional_ostream_h

#include <deal.II/base/config.h>

#include <ostream>

DEAL_II_NAMESPACE_OPEN


class ConditionalOStream
{
public:
  ConditionalOStream (std::ostream &stream,
                      const bool    active = true);

  void set_condition (const bool active);

  bool is_active() const;

  std::ostream &get_stream () const;

  template <typename T>
  const ConditionalOStream &
  operator << (const T &t) const;

  const ConditionalOStream &
  operator<< (std::ostream& (*p) (std::ostream &)) const;

private:
  std::ostream  &output_stream;

  bool active_flag;
};


// --------------------------- inline and template functions -----------

template <class T>
inline
const ConditionalOStream &
ConditionalOStream::operator<< (const T &t) const
{
  if (active_flag == true)
    output_stream << t;

  return *this;
}


inline
const ConditionalOStream &
ConditionalOStream::operator<< (std::ostream& (*p) (std::ostream &)) const
{
  if (active_flag == true)
    output_stream << p;

  return *this;
}


inline
std::ostream &
ConditionalOStream::get_stream () const
{
  return output_stream;
}


DEAL_II_NAMESPACE_CLOSE

#endif