/*
 * EmptyPrototypeTable.hpp
 *
 *  Created on: Jan 3, 2011
 *      Author: heber
 */

#ifndef EMPTYPROTOTYPETABLE_HPP_
#define EMPTYPROTOTYPETABLE_HPP_

// include config.h
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif

/** Removes all pointers to instances from a table while free'ing memory.
 *
 * I.e. we assume class T to be a map of some key with its values pointers to
 * some classes that have to be free'd.
 *
 * \param _PrototypeTable table to empty
 */
template <class T>
void EmptyPrototypeTable(T &_PrototypeTable)
{
  for (typename T::iterator iter = _PrototypeTable.begin();
      !_PrototypeTable.empty();
      iter = _PrototypeTable.begin()) {
    delete (iter->second);
    _PrototypeTable.erase(iter);
  }
  _PrototypeTable.clear();
}


#endif /* EMPTYPROTOTYPETABLE_HPP_ */