NAME

       ost::Pointer< T > - Used to create and manage referece counted pointers.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <pointer.h>

   Public Member Functions
       Pointer (T *ptr=NULL)
       Pointer (const Pointer< T > &ref)
       virtual ~Pointer ()
       Pointer & operator= (const Pointer< T > &ref)
       T & operator* () const
       T * getObject () const
       T * operator-> () const
       bool operator! () const
       int operator++ () const
       int operator-- () const

   Protected Member Functions
       void ptrDetach (void)

   Protected Attributes
       unsigned * ptrCount
       T * ptrObject

Detailed Description

   template<class T>
       class ost::Pointer< T >" Used to create and manage referece counted pointers.

       Author
           David Sugar dyfet@gnutelephony.org

       reference counted pointer template.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

   template<class T > ost::Pointer< T >::Pointer (T * ptr = NULL) [inline],  [explicit]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrCount.

   template<class T > ost::Pointer< T >::Pointer (const Pointer< T > & ref) [inline]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrCount, and ost::Pointer< T >::ptrObject.

   template<class T > virtual ost::Pointer< T >::~Pointer () [inline],  [virtual]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrDetach().

Member Function Documentation

   template<class T > T* ost::Pointer< T >::getObject (void) const [inline]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrObject.

   template<class T > bool ost::Pointer< T >::operator! () const [inline]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrCount.

   template<class T > T& ost::Pointer< T >::operator* () const [inline]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrObject.

   template<class T > int ost::Pointer< T >::operator++ () const [inline]
   template<class T > int ost::Pointer< T >::operator-- () const [inline]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrCount.

   template<class T > T* ost::Pointer< T >::operator-> () const [inline]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrObject.

   template<class T > Pointer& ost::Pointer< T >::operator= (const Pointer< T > & ref) [inline]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrCount, ost::Pointer< T >::ptrDetach(), and ost::Pointer<
       T >::ptrObject.

   template<class T > void ost::Pointer< T >::ptrDetach (void) [inline],  [protected]
       References ost::Pointer< T >::ptrCount, and ost::Pointer< T >::ptrObject.

       Referenced by ost::Pointer< T >::operator=(), and ost::Pointer< T >::~Pointer().

Member Data Documentation

   template<class T > unsigned* ost::Pointer< T >::ptrCount [protected]
       Referenced by ost::Pointer< T >::operator!(), ost::Pointer< T >::operator--(),
       ost::Pointer< T >::operator=(), ost::Pointer< T >::Pointer(), and ost::Pointer< T
       >::ptrDetach().

   template<class T > T* ost::Pointer< T >::ptrObject [protected]
       Referenced by ost::Pointer< T >::getObject(), ost::Pointer< T >::operator*(),
       ost::Pointer< T >::operator->(), ost::Pointer< T >::operator=(), ost::Pointer< T
       >::Pointer(), and ost::Pointer< T >::ptrDetach().

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