1 files changed, 25 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h b/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h
index f1bcc44..d4c5fbb 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 /*
                              This file is part of the Opie Project
-                             Copyright (C) The Main Author <main-author@whereever.org>
+                             Copyright (C) Holger Freyther <zecke@handhelds.org>
+                             Copyright (C) Stefan Eilers <eilers.stefan@epost.de>
               =.             Copyright (C) The Opie Team <opie-devel@handhelds.org>
             .=l.
            .>+-=
  _;:,     .>    :=|.         This program is free software; you can
 .> <`_,   >  .   <=          redistribute it and/or  modify it under
 :`=1 )Y*s>-.--   :           the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 .="- .-=="i,     .._         License as published by the Free Software
  - .   .-<_>     .<>         Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
      ._= =}       :          or (at your option) any later version.
     .%`+i>       _;_.
     .i_,=:_.      -<s.       This program is distributed in the hope that
      +  .  -:.       =       it will be useful,  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
@@ -128,24 +129,31 @@ public:
     /**
      * clears the backend and invalidates the backend
      */
     void clear() ;
 
     /**
      * add T to the backend
      * @param t The item to add.
      * @return <i>true</i> if added successfully.
      */
     virtual bool add( const T& t ) ;
     bool add( const OPimRecord& );
+    // Needed for real generic access (eilers) 
+    // Info: Take this if  you are working with OPimRecord, which is a generic base class, and 
+    //       you need to add it into any database, you cannot generate a reference to
+    //       it and casting may be not approriate, too. 
+    //       But take care that the accessing database is compatible to the real type of OPimRecord !!
+    bool add( const OPimRecord* );
+
 
     /* only the uid matters */
     /**
      * remove T from the backend
      * @param t The item to remove
      * @return <i>true</i> if successful.
      */
     virtual bool remove( const T& t );
 
     /**
      * remove the OPimRecord with uid
      * @param uid The ID of the item to remove
@@ -262,33 +270,47 @@ T OPimAccessTemplate<T>::find( int uid, const QArray<int>& ar,
     return t;
 }
 template <class T>
 void OPimAccessTemplate<T>::clear() {
     invalidateCache();
     m_backEnd->clear();
 }
 template <class T>
 bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::add( const T& t ) {
     cache( t );
     return m_backEnd->add( t );
 }
+
 template <class T>
 bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::add( const OPimRecord& rec) {
     /* same type */
-    if ( rec.rtti() == T::rtti() ) {
-        const T &t = static_cast<const T&>(rec);
+    T tempInstance;
+    if ( rec.rtti() == tempInstance.rtti() ) {
+        const T& t = static_cast<const T&>(rec);
         return add(t);
     }
     return false;
 }
+
+template <class T>
+bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::add( const OPimRecord* rec) {
+    /* same type, but pointer  */
+    T tempInstance;
+    if ( rec -> rtti() == tempInstance.rtti() ) {
+        const T* t = static_cast<const T*>(rec);
+        return add( *t );
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 template <class T>
 bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::remove( const T& t ) {
     return remove( t.uid() );
 }
 template <class T>
 bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::remove( int uid ) {
     m_cache.remove( uid );
     return m_backEnd->remove( uid );
 }
 template <class T>
 bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::remove( const OPimRecord& rec) {
     return remove( rec.uid() );