RCPtr is a reference counted (smart) pointer. More...

#include <RCPtr.h>

Inheritance diagram for ThePEG::Pointer::RCPtr< T >:

Public Types
typedef void	iterator_category
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typedef void	difference_type
	Template argument typedef. More...

typedef T *	pointer
	Template argument typedef. More...

typedef const T *	const_pointer
	Template argument typedef. More...

typedef T &	reference
	Template argument typedef. More...

typedef const T &	const_reference
	Template argument typedef. More...

typedef T	value_type
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Public Member Functions
	RCPtr ()
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	RCPtr (const RCPtr &p)
	Copy constructor.

template<typename UPtr >
	RCPtr (const UPtr &u)
	Copy constructor for class UPtr which has operator-> defined resulting in a value implicitly convertible to T *.

	RCPtr (pointer p)
	Construction from real pointer.

	~RCPtr ()
	Destructor. More...

RCPtr &	create ()
	Allocate and construct an object of class T and point to it, possibly deleting the object pointed to before.

RCPtr &	create (const_reference t)
	Allocate and copy-construct an object of class T and point to it, possibly deleting the object pointed to before.

RCPtr &	operator= (const RCPtr &p)
	Assignment.

template<typename UPtr >
RCPtr &	operator= (const UPtr &u)
	Assignment from class UPtr which has operator-> defined resulting in a value implicitly convertible to T *.

template<typename UPtr >
RCPtr &	assignDynamic (const UPtr &u)
	Assignment from class UPtr which has operator-> defined resulting in a value which can be cast dynamically to T *.

template<typename UPtr >
RCPtr &	assignConst (const UPtr &u)
	Assignment from class UPtr which has operator-> defined resulting in a value which can be const_cast'ed to T *.

void	swap (RCPtr &p)
	Make p point to the object pointed to by this and vice versa.

bool	operator== (const RCPtr &p) const
	Test for equality of the underlying pointers.

bool	operator!= (const RCPtr &p) const
	Test for inequality of the underlying pointers.

bool	operator== (const_pointer p) const
	Test for equality of the underlying pointers.

bool	operator!= (const_pointer p) const
	Test for inequality of the underlying pointers.

template<typename UPtr >
bool	operator== (const UPtr &u) const
	Test for equality of the underlying pointers.

template<typename UPtr >
bool	operator!= (const UPtr &u) const
	Test for inequality of the underlying pointers.

bool	operator< (const RCPtr &p) const
	Test for ordering.

bool	operator< (const_pointer p) const
	Test for ordering.

bool	operator! () const
	Returns true if the underlying pointer is null.

	operator T * () const
	Returns the underlying pointer.

pointer	operator-> () const
	Member access.

reference	operator* () const
	Dereferencing.

Static Public Member Functions
static RCPtr	Create ()
	Allocate and construct an object of class T and return a RCPtr to it.

static RCPtr	Create (const_reference t)
	Allocate and copy-construct an object of class T and return a RCPtr to it.

Private Member Functions
void	increment ()
	Increment the counter of the object pointed to.

void	release ()
	Stop pointing to the current object and delete it if this was the last pointer to it.

Private Attributes
pointer	ptr
	The actual pointer.

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from ThePEG::Pointer::RCPtrBase
void	increment (const ReferenceCounted *rcp)
	Increment the counter of a reference counted object.

bool	release (const ReferenceCounted *rcp)
	Decrement the counter of a reference counted object.

Detailed Description

template<typename T>
class ThePEG::Pointer::RCPtr< T >

RCPtr is a reference counted (smart) pointer.

Objects created using the RCPtr::create() methods will continue living until no RCPtr or ConstRCPtr are pointing to it, at which point it will be deleted.