TAO::True_RefCount_Policy Class Reference

True reference counting policy. More...

#include <True_RefCount_Policy.h>

Collaboration diagram for TAO::True_RefCount_Policy:

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List of all members.

Public Member Functions
void	add_ref (void)
	Increase the reference count on this object.
void	remove_ref (void)
	Decrease the reference count on this object.
Protected Member Functions
	True_RefCount_Policy (void)
	Constructor.
virtual	~True_RefCount_Policy (void)
	Destructor.
Private Attributes
ACE_Atomic_Op< TAO_SYNCH_MUTEX, unsigned long >	refcount_
	Reference counter.

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Detailed Description

True reference counting policy.

This class is intended to be used as a "policy" argument to a host class template that requires true/functional reference counting. That class would then inherit privately from it like so:

   template <class RefCountPolicy>
   class MyHostClass : private RefCountPolicy
   {
   public:
     void my_add_ref (void)    { this->RefCountPolicy::add_ref (); }
     void my_remove_ref (void) { this->RefCountPolicy::remove_ref (); }
   };

and use it like so:

   typedef MyHostClass<TAO::True_RefCount_Policy> MyRefCountedClass;
   MyRefCountedClass * p = new MyRefCountedClass;
   ...
   p->my_remove_ref ();

Note:

Ideally, the host class should declare a protected destructor to enforce proper memory management through the reference counting mechanism, i.e. to prevent clients from calling operator delete() directly on the host class object.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

TAO::True_RefCount_Policy::True_RefCount_Policy

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void

)

[protected]

Constructor.

Note:

This constructor is protected since it not meant to be instantiated/used as a standalone object.

virtual TAO::True_RefCount_Policy::~True_RefCount_Policy

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void

)

[protected, virtual]

Destructor.

Note:

The destructor must be virtual to ensure that subclass destructors are called when the reference count drops to zero, i.e. when remove_ref() calls operator delete this.

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Member Function Documentation

void TAO::True_RefCount_Policy::add_ref

(

void

)

Increase the reference count on this object.

void TAO::True_RefCount_Policy::remove_ref

(

void

)

Decrease the reference count on this object.

Decrease the reference count on this object. Once the reference count drops to zero, call operator delete() on this object.

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Member Data Documentation

ACE_Atomic_Op<TAO_SYNCH_MUTEX, unsigned long> TAO::True_RefCount_Policy::refcount_ [private]

Reference counter.

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

• True_RefCount_Policy.h
• True_RefCount_Policy.inl