IT_AutoPtr< T > Class Template Reference

#include <it_cal/auto_ptr.h>

Inheritance diagram for IT_AutoPtr< T >:

List of all members.

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Detailed Description

template<class T>
class IT_AutoPtr< T >

Smart pointer to a non-reference counted object.

The template class IT_Bus::Var<T>, described in it_bus/var.h, is a smart pointer for reference counted objects.

Definition at line 49 of file auto_ptr.h.

Public Member Functions
IT_EXPLICIT	IT_AutoPtr (T *ptr=0) IT_THROW_DECL(())
	Constructor.
	IT_AutoPtr (const IT_AutoPtr< T > &other) IT_THROW_DECL(())
	Constructor.
	~IT_AutoPtr () IT_THROW_DECL(())
	Destructor.
IT_AutoPtr< T > &	operator= (const IT_AutoPtr< T > &rhs) IT_THROW_DECL(())
	Assignment operator.
T &	operator * () const IT_THROW_DECL(())
	Dereferencing operator.
T *	operator-> () const IT_THROW_DECL(())
	Pointer operator.
T *	get () const IT_THROW_DECL(())
	Get the pointer but do not give up ownership.
T *	release () IT_THROW_DECL(())
	Release the reference, giving up responsibility for memory management to the caller.
void	reset (T *ptr=0) IT_THROW_DECL(())
	Set the internal pointer to a different object and release the memory used by the current object.
Private Attributes
T *	m_ptr

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class T>

IT_EXPLICIT IT_AutoPtr< T >::IT_AutoPtr

(

T *

ptr = 0

)

[inline]

Constructor.

Parameters:

A

pointer to the object.

Definition at line 59 of file auto_ptr.h.

template<class T>

IT_AutoPtr< T >::IT_AutoPtr

(

const IT_AutoPtr< T > &

other

)

[inline]

Constructor.

Parameters:

A

reference to another IT_AutoPtr instance.

Definition at line 70 of file auto_ptr.h.

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Member Function Documentation

template<class T>

IT_AutoPtr<T>& IT_AutoPtr< T >::operator=

(

const IT_AutoPtr< T > &

rhs

)

[inline]

Assignment operator.

Parameters:

A

reference to an IT_AutoPtr instance.

Returns:

A reference to the IT_AutoPtr instance.

Definition at line 93 of file auto_ptr.h.

template<class T>

T& IT_AutoPtr< T >::operator *

(

)

const [inline]

Dereferencing operator.

Returns:

A reference to the object.

Definition at line 107 of file auto_ptr.h.

template<class T>

T* IT_AutoPtr< T >::operator->

(

)

const [inline]

Pointer operator.

Returns:

A pointer to the object.

Definition at line 118 of file auto_ptr.h.

template<class T>

T* IT_AutoPtr< T >::get

(

)

const [inline]

Get the pointer but do not give up ownership.

Returns:

A pointer to the object.

Definition at line 129 of file auto_ptr.h.

Referenced by IT_Bus::NillablePtr< T >::is_nil(), IT_Bus::NillablePtr< T >::operator=(), and IT_Bus::NillablePtr< T >::set().

template<class T>

T* IT_AutoPtr< T >::release

(

)

[inline]

Release the reference, giving up responsibility for memory management to the caller.

Set internal pointer to 0 since it no longer points to a valid reference.

Returns:

A pointer to the object.

Definition at line 142 of file auto_ptr.h.

Referenced by IT_AutoPtr< ServiceHelper >::operator=().

template<class T>

void IT_AutoPtr< T >::reset

(

T *

ptr = 0

)

[inline]

Set the internal pointer to a different object and release the memory used by the current object.

Parameters:

A

pointer to the new object.

Definition at line 156 of file auto_ptr.h.

Referenced by IT_AutoPtr< ServiceHelper >::operator=(), IT_Bus::NillablePtr< T >::operator=(), IT_Bus::NillablePtr< T >::set(), and IT_Bus::NillablePtr< T >::set_nil().

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