smart_ptr.h

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00016 #ifndef ZORBA_SMARTPTR_API_H
00017 #define ZORBA_SMARTPTR_API_H
00018 
00019 #include <zorba/config.h>
00020 
00021 namespace zorba {
00022 
00023 class ZORBA_EXTERN_DECL SmartObject
00024 {
00025 protected:
00026   mutable unsigned int  theRefCount;
00027 
00028 public:
00029   SmartObject() : theRefCount(0) { }
00030 
00031   SmartObject(const SmartObject&) : theRefCount(0) { }
00032 
00033   virtual ~SmartObject() { }
00034 
00035   virtual void free() { delete this; }
00036 
00037   long getRefCount() const { return theRefCount; }
00038 
00039   void addReference() const { ++theRefCount; }
00040 
00041   void removeReference () {
00042     if (--theRefCount == 0) 
00043       free();
00044   }
00045 
00046   SmartObject& operator=(const SmartObject&) { return *this; }
00047 }; /* class SmartObject */
00048 
00049 template<class T>
00050 class SmartPtr 
00051 {
00052 protected:
00053   T  *p;
00054 
00055   void init() {
00056     if (p != 0) p->addReference();
00057   }
00058 
00059   template <class otherT> SmartPtr& 
00060   assign (const SmartPtr<otherT>& rhs) {
00061     if (p != rhs.get())
00062     {
00063       if (p) p->removeReference();
00064       p = static_cast<T*>(rhs.get());
00065       init();
00066     }
00067     return *this;
00068   }
00069 
00070 public:
00071   SmartPtr(T* realPtr = 0) : p(realPtr) {
00072     init(); 
00073   }
00074 
00075   SmartPtr(SmartPtr const& rhs) : p(rhs.get()) {
00076     init();
00077   }
00078 
00079   ~SmartPtr() throw () {
00080     if (p)
00081       p->removeReference();
00082     p = 0;
00083   }
00084 
00085   bool isNull () const        { return p == 0; }
00086 
00087   T* get() const             { return p; }
00088 
00089   operator T* ()              { return get(); }
00090   operator const T * () const { return get(); }
00091 
00092   T* operator->() const       { return p; } 
00093   T& operator*() const        { return *p; } 
00094 
00095   bool operator==(SmartPtr const& h) const  { return p == h.p; }
00096   bool operator!=(SmartPtr const& h) const  { return p != h.p; }
00097   bool operator==(T const* pp) const        { return p == pp; } 
00098   bool operator!=(T const* pp) const        { return p != pp; }
00099   bool operator<(const SmartPtr& h) const   { return p < h.p; }
00100 
00101 
00102 
00103   SmartPtr& operator=(SmartPtr const& rhs) {
00104     return assign (rhs);
00105   }
00106 
00107   template <class otherT> SmartPtr& operator=(SmartPtr<otherT> const& rhs) {
00108     return assign (rhs);
00109   }
00110 
00111 
00112 };  /* SmartPtr */
00113 
00114 } /* namespace zorba */
00115 #endif