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#ifndef __itkMetaImageIOFactory_h
#define __itkMetaImageIOFactory_h
#include "ITKIOMetaExport.h"

#include "itkObjectFactoryBase.h"
#include "itkImageIOBase.h"

namespace itk
{
/** \class MetaImageIOFactory
 * \brief Create instances of MetaImageIO objects using an object factory.
 * \ingroup ITKIOMeta
 */
class ITKIOMeta_EXPORT MetaImageIOFactory:public ObjectFactoryBase
{
public:
  /** Standard class typedefs. */
  typedef MetaImageIOFactory         Self;
  typedef ObjectFactoryBase          Superclass;
  typedef SmartPointer< Self >       Pointer;
  typedef SmartPointer< const Self > ConstPointer;

  /** Class methods used to interface with the registered factories. */
  virtual const char * GetITKSourceVersion() const ITK_OVERRIDE;

  virtual const char * GetDescription() const ITK_OVERRIDE;

  /** Method for class instantiation. */
  itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self);

  /** Run-time type information (and related methods). */
  itkTypeMacro(MetaImageIOFactory, ObjectFactoryBase);

  /** Register one factory of this type  */
  static void RegisterOneFactory()
  {
    MetaImageIOFactory::Pointer metaFactory = MetaImageIOFactory::New();

    ObjectFactoryBase::RegisterFactoryInternal(metaFactory);
  }

protected:
  MetaImageIOFactory();
  ~MetaImageIOFactory();

private:
  MetaImageIOFactory(const Self &); //purposely not implemented
  void operator=(const Self &);     //purposely not implemented
};
} // end namespace itk

#endif
