Utils::ReferenceCounter Class Reference

A generic reference counter. More...

#include <B2BITS_ReferenceCounter.h>

Inheritance diagram for Utils::ReferenceCounter:

Public Member Functions
virtual bool	addRef () const throw ()
	Increments reference counter.
virtual long	getNRef () const throw ()
	Returns the current value of the reference counter.
	ReferenceCounter () throw ()
	Constructor.
virtual long	release () const throw ()
	Decrements reference counter.

Protected Member Functions
long	decrement () const throw ()
	Decrements counter and returns new counter value.
long	increment () const throw ()
	Increments counter and returns new counter value.
virtual	~ReferenceCounter ()
	Destructor.

Detailed Description

A generic reference counter.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ReferenceCounter()

Utils::ReferenceCounter::ReferenceCounter	(		)
throw	(	)

Constructor.

~ReferenceCounter()

virtual Utils::ReferenceCounter::~ReferenceCounter ( )

protectedvirtual

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

addRef()

virtual bool Utils::ReferenceCounter::addRef ( ) const throw (  )

virtual

Increments reference counter.

Returns

Return value should be ignored.

decrement()

long Utils::ReferenceCounter::decrement ( ) const throw (  )

protected

Decrements counter and returns new counter value.

getNRef()

virtual long Utils::ReferenceCounter::getNRef ( ) const throw (  )

virtual

Returns the current value of the reference counter.

increment()

long Utils::ReferenceCounter::increment ( ) const throw (  )

protected

Increments counter and returns new counter value.

release()

virtual long Utils::ReferenceCounter::release ( ) const throw (  )

virtual

Decrements reference counter.

If it becomes equal to 0 then calls destructor.

Returns

0 if there are no more references to this object; otherwise any positive value.