Add functions to support console redirection

[libs/core.git] / source / io / base.h

diff --git a/source/io/base.h b/source/io/base.h
index 61819cfe8144c782dae9e8749d971c3f336aa641..3d862169177f1711c6a9d3820e4fb3f97a6b94ca 100644 (file)
--- a/source/io/base.h
+++ b/source/io/base.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define MSP_IO_BASE_H_
 
 #include <sigc++/sigc++.h>
+#include "handle.h"
 #include "mode.h"
 #include "poll.h"
 
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ protected:
 public:
        /** Returns the end-of-file flag. */
        bool eof() const { return eof_flag; }
+
+       /** Returns the system-level handle for the object.  Used by Console to
+       perform redirections. */
+       virtual const Handle &get_handle(Mode);
 };
 
 } // namespace IO