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32 * @file MEM_RefCounted.h
33 * Declaration of MEM_RefCounted class.
36 #ifndef _H_MEM_REF_COUNTED
37 #define _H_MEM_REF_COUNTED
40 * An object with reference counting.
41 * Base class for objects with reference counting.
42 * When a shared object is ceated, it has reference count == 1.
43 * If the the reference count of a shared object reaches zero, the object self-destructs.
44 * The default destructor of this object has been made protected on purpose.
45 * This disables the creation of shared objects on the stack.
47 * @author Maarten Gribnau
48 * @date March 31, 2001
51 class MEM_RefCounted {
54 * Constructs a a shared object.
56 MEM_RefCounted() : m_refCount(1)
61 * Returns the reference count of this object.
62 * @return the reference count.
64 inline virtual int getRef() const;
67 * Increases the reference count of this object.
68 * @return the new reference count.
70 inline virtual int incRef();
73 * Decreases the reference count of this object.
74 * If the the reference count reaches zero, the object self-destructs.
75 * @return the new reference count.
77 inline virtual int decRef();
81 * Destructs a shared object.
82 * The destructor is protected to force the use of incRef and decRef.
84 virtual ~MEM_RefCounted()
89 /// The reference count.
94 inline int MEM_RefCounted::getRef() const
99 inline int MEM_RefCounted::incRef()
104 inline int MEM_RefCounted::decRef()
107 if (m_refCount == 0) {
114 #endif // _H_MEM_REF_COUNTED