/* $Id$ */ /** @file countedptr.hpp */ #ifndef COUNTEDPTR_HPP #define COUNTEDPTR_HPP #if 0 // reenable when needed /** @file CCountedPtr - smart pointer implementation */ /** CCountedPtr - simple reference counting smart pointer. * * One of the standard ways how to maintain object's lifetime. * * See http://ootips.org/yonat/4dev/smart-pointers.html for more * general info about smart pointers. * * This class implements ref-counted pointer for objects/interfaces that * support AddRef() and Release() methods. */ template <class Tcls_> class CCountedPtr { /** redefine the template argument to make it visible for derived classes */ public: typedef Tcls_ Tcls; protected: /** here we hold our pointer to the target */ Tcls* m_pT; public: /** default (NULL) construct or construct from a raw pointer */ FORCEINLINE CCountedPtr(Tcls* pObj = NULL) : m_pT(pObj) {AddRef();}; /** copy constructor (invoked also when initializing from another smart ptr) */ FORCEINLINE CCountedPtr(const CCountedPtr& src) : m_pT(src.m_pT) {AddRef();}; /** destructor releasing the reference */ FORCEINLINE ~CCountedPtr() {Release();}; protected: /** add one ref to the underlaying object */ FORCEINLINE void AddRef() {if (m_pT != NULL) m_pT->AddRef();} public: /** release smart pointer (and decrement ref count) if not null */ FORCEINLINE void Release() {if (m_pT != NULL) {m_pT->Release(); m_pT = NULL;}} /** dereference of smart pointer - const way */ FORCEINLINE const Tcls* operator -> () const {assert(m_pT != NULL); return m_pT;}; /** dereference of smart pointer - non const way */ FORCEINLINE Tcls* operator -> () {assert(m_pT != NULL); return m_pT;}; /** raw pointer casting operator - const way */ FORCEINLINE operator const Tcls*() const {assert(m_pT == NULL); return m_pT;} /** raw pointer casting operator - non-const way */ FORCEINLINE operator Tcls*() {assert(m_pT == NULL); return m_pT;} /** operator & to support output arguments */ FORCEINLINE Tcls** operator &() {assert(m_pT == NULL); return &m_pT;} /** assignment operator from raw ptr */ FORCEINLINE CCountedPtr& operator = (Tcls* pT) {Assign(pT); return *this;} /** assignment operator from another smart ptr */ FORCEINLINE CCountedPtr& operator = (CCountedPtr& src) {Assign(src.m_pT); return *this;} /** assignment operator helper */ FORCEINLINE void Assign(Tcls* pT); /** one way how to test for NULL value */ FORCEINLINE bool IsNull() const {return m_pT == NULL;} /** another way how to test for NULL value */ FORCEINLINE bool operator == (const CCountedPtr& sp) const {return m_pT == sp.m_pT;} /** yet another way how to test for NULL value */ FORCEINLINE bool operator != (const CCountedPtr& sp) const {return m_pT != sp.m_pT;} /** assign pointer w/o incrementing ref count */ FORCEINLINE void Attach(Tcls* pT) {Release(); m_pT = pT;} /** detach pointer w/o decrementing ref count */ FORCEINLINE Tcls* Detach() {Tcls* pT = m_pT; m_pT = NULL; return pT;} }; template <class Tcls_> FORCEINLINE void CCountedPtr<Tcls_>::Assign(Tcls* pT) { // if they are the same, we do nothing if (pT != m_pT) { if (pT) pT->AddRef(); // AddRef new pointer if any Tcls* pTold = m_pT; // save original ptr m_pT = pT; // update m_pT to new value if (pTold) pTold->Release(); // release old ptr if any } } #endif /* 0 */ #endif /* COUNTEDPTR_HPP */