stxxl::shared_object Class Reference

Provides reference counting abilities for use with shared_object_pointer. More...

#include <shared_object.h>

Inheritance diagram for stxxl::shared_object:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	shared_object ()
	shared_object (const shared_object &)
const shared_object &	operator= (const shared_object &) const
shared_object &	operator= (const shared_object &)
	~shared_object ()
Private Member Functions
void	new_reference () const
	Call whenever setting a pointer to the object.
bool	delete_reference () const
	Call whenever resetting (i.e. overwriting) a pointer to the object. IMPORTANT: In case of self-assignment, call AFTER new_reference().
bool	unique () const
	if the shared_object is referenced by only one shared_object_pointer
Private Attributes
int	reference_count

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Detailed Description

Provides reference counting abilities for use with shared_object_pointer.

Use as superclass of the actual object. Then either use shared_object_pointer as pointer to manage references and deletion, or just do normal new and delete.

Definition at line 196 of file shared_object.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

stxxl::shared_object::shared_object

(

)

[inline]

Definition at line 201 of file shared_object.h.

stxxl::shared_object::shared_object

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const shared_object &

)

[inline]

Definition at line 204 of file shared_object.h.

stxxl::shared_object::~shared_object

(

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[inline]

Definition at line 213 of file shared_object.h.

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Member Function Documentation

bool stxxl::shared_object::delete_reference

(

)

const [inline, private]

Call whenever resetting (i.e. overwriting) a pointer to the object. IMPORTANT: In case of self-assignment, call AFTER new_reference().

Returns:

if the object has to be deleted (i.e. if it's reference count dropped to zero)

Definition at line 226 of file shared_object.h.

void stxxl::shared_object::new_reference

(

)

const [inline, private]

Call whenever setting a pointer to the object.

Definition at line 220 of file shared_object.h.

const shared_object& stxxl::shared_object::operator=

(

const shared_object &

)

const [inline]

Definition at line 207 of file shared_object.h.

shared_object& stxxl::shared_object::operator=

(

const shared_object &

)

[inline]

Definition at line 210 of file shared_object.h.

bool stxxl::shared_object::unique

(

)

const [inline, private]

if the shared_object is referenced by only one shared_object_pointer

Definition at line 230 of file shared_object.h.

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Member Data Documentation

int stxxl::shared_object::reference_count [mutable, private]

Definition at line 198 of file shared_object.h.

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

• include/stxxl/bits/common/shared_object.h