ReferenceCounter Class Reference
#include <ReferenceCounter.h>
Inheritance diagram for ReferenceCounter:
Detailed Description
Performs simple reference counting, will delete the object when removing the last reference.Remember to call SetAutoDelete(false) if you instantiate a subclass on the stack instead of the heap -- don't want to try to free memory on the stack if/when last reference is removed! (The stack limits the allocation of the behavior to the current scope, so reference counting is moot.)
- Todo:
- It would be nice if there was a way for ReferenceCounter to automatically know whether it has been allocated on the stack... is that possible?
Definition at line 16 of file ReferenceCounter.h.
Public Member Functions | |
| ReferenceCounter () | |
| constructor | |
| ReferenceCounter (const ReferenceCounter &rc) | |
| copy constructor - uses autodelete setting of rc, but references will still start at 0 | |
| ReferenceCounter & | operator= (const ReferenceCounter &) |
| assignment operator - does nothing because the reference count shouldn't be copied | |
| virtual | ~ReferenceCounter () |
| destructor - will std::cout a warning if still has references | |
| virtual void | AddReference () |
| adds one to references | |
| virtual bool | RemoveReference () |
| subtracts one from references AND DELETES the object IF ZERO (and RC_autodelete is set) | |
| virtual unsigned int | GetReferences () const |
| returns the number of references | |
| void | SetAutoDelete (bool b) |
| if true, next time a RemoveReference() causes references to hit 0, the object will delete itself | |
| bool | GetAutoDelete () |
| returns RC_autodelete | |
Protected Attributes | |
| unsigned int | references |
| the current number of references | |
| bool | RC_autodelete |
| if false, prevents deletion when counter hits 0 | |
Member Function Documentation
| virtual unsigned int ReferenceCounter::GetReferences | ( | ) | const [inline, virtual] |
returns the number of references
- Returns:
- references
Definition at line 48 of file ReferenceCounter.h.
| virtual bool ReferenceCounter::RemoveReference | ( | ) | [inline, virtual] |
subtracts one from references AND DELETES the object IF ZERO (and RC_autodelete is set)
- Returns:
- true if the last reference was removed, false otherwise
Definition at line 35 of file ReferenceCounter.h.
Referenced by BehaviorSwitchControl< B, Al >::behaviorStopped(), BehaviorSwitchControl< B, Al >::BehaviorSwitchControl(), BehaviorBase::DoStop(), Transition::fire(), RandomTrans::fire(), ToggleControl::setRadioGroup(), BehaviorActivatorControl::~BehaviorActivatorControl(), BehaviorSwitchControl< B, Al >::~BehaviorSwitchControl(), and BehaviorSwitchControlBase::~BehaviorSwitchControlBase().
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