Chroma::Handle< T > Class Template Reference

Class for counted reference semantics. More...

#include <handle.h>

Public Member Functions
	Handle (T *p=0)
	Initialize pointer with existing pointer. More...
	Handle (const Handle &p)
	Copy pointer (one more owner) More...
	~Handle ()
	Destructor (delete value if this was the last owner) More...
Handle &	operator= (const Handle &p)
	Assignment (unshare old and share new value) More...
template<typename Q >
Handle< Q >	cast ()
	RGE's addition. A cast function to morph the actual type. More...
T &	operator* () const
	Access the value to which the pointer refers. More...
T *	operator-> () const

Private Member Functions
void	dispose ()

Private Attributes
T *	ptr
int *	count

Friends
template<typename Q >
class	Handle
	The cast function requires all Handles<Q> to be friends of Handle<T> More...

Detailed Description

template<class T>
class Chroma::Handle< T >

Class for counted reference semantics.

Holds and object, and deletes it when the last Handle to it is destroyed

Definition at line 32 of file handle.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Handle() [1/2]

template<class T >

Chroma::Handle< T >::Handle ( T *  p = 0 )

inline

Initialize pointer with existing pointer.

Requires that the pointer p is a return value of new

Definition at line 37 of file handle.h.

Handle() [2/2]

template<class T >

Chroma::Handle< T >::Handle ( const Handle< T > &  p )

inline

Copy pointer (one more owner)

Definition at line 40 of file handle.h.

References Octave::count.

~Handle()

template<class T >

Chroma::Handle< T >::~Handle ( )

inline

Destructor (delete value if this was the last owner)

Definition at line 44 of file handle.h.

Member Function Documentation

cast()

template<class T >

template<typename Q >

Handle<Q> Chroma::Handle< T >::cast ( )

inline

RGE's addition. A cast function to morph the actual type.

Definition at line 61 of file handle.h.

References Octave::count, and q.

Referenced by Chroma::EvenOddPrecCloverExtFieldLinOp::create().

dispose()

template<class T >

void Chroma::Handle< T >::dispose ( )

inlineprivate

Definition at line 85 of file handle.h.

References Octave::count.

operator*()

template<class T >

T& Chroma::Handle< T >::operator* ( ) const

inline

Access the value to which the pointer refers.

Definition at line 81 of file handle.h.

operator->()

template<class T >

T* Chroma::Handle< T >::operator-> ( ) const

inline

Definition at line 82 of file handle.h.

operator=()

template<class T >

Handle& Chroma::Handle< T >::operator= ( const Handle< T > &  p )

inline

Assignment (unshare old and share new value)

Definition at line 47 of file handle.h.

References Octave::count, and Chroma::p.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

Handle

template<class T >

template<typename Q >

friend class Handle

friend

The cast function requires all Handles<Q> to be friends of Handle<T>

Definition at line 78 of file handle.h.

Member Data Documentation

count

template<class T >

int* Chroma::Handle< T >::count

private

Definition at line 96 of file handle.h.

ptr

template<class T >

T* Chroma::Handle< T >::ptr

private

Definition at line 95 of file handle.h.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• handle.h