CS::Utility::FastRefCount< ActualClass > Class Template Reference

This is a class which provides basic reference-counting semantics. More...

#include <csutil/refcount.h>

Public Member Functions
void	DecRef ()
	Decrease the number of references to this object.
int	GetRefCount () const
	Get the reference count (only for debugging).
void	IncRef ()
	Increase the number of references to this object.


	FastRefCount (const FastRefCount &other)
	Initialize object and set reference to 1.
	FastRefCount ()
	Initialize object and set reference to 1.

Detailed Description

template<typename ActualClass>
class CS::Utility::FastRefCount< ActualClass >

This is a class which provides basic reference-counting semantics.

It can be used in conjunction with the smart pointer template class csRef (see <ref.h>). This class itself provides no functionality beyond reference counting. It is intended that you should subclass FastRefCount and add needed functionality.

This class has slightly less overhead than csRefCount, but is also less generally useable:

Pointers can *not* be passed across plugin boundaries.
Deriving from a class C derived from ActualClass without using a virtual destructor in C can lead to the wrong destructor being called.
Using virtual methods eliminates the overhead advantage.

Definition at line 108 of file refcount.h.