pointers/simplerefcount.hpp
The following code example is taken from the book
C++ Templates - The Complete Guide
by David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 2002
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David Vandevoorde and Nicolai M. Josuttis 2002
#include <stddef.h>
// for the definition of size_t
#include "
allocator.hpp
"
class SimpleReferenceCount {
private:
size_t* counter;
// the allocated counter
public:
SimpleReferenceCount () {
counter = NULL;
}
// default copy constructor and copy-assignment operator
// are fine in that they just copy the shared counter
public:
// allocate the counter and initialize its value to one:
template<typename T> void init (T*) {
counter = alloc_counter();
*counter = 1;
}
// dispose of the counter:
template<typename T> void dispose (T*) {
dealloc_counter(counter);
}
// increment by one:
template<typename T> void increment (T*) {
++*counter;
}
// decrement by one:
template<typename T> void decrement (T*) {
--*counter;
}
// test for zero:
template<typename T> bool is_zero (T*) {
return *counter == 0;
}
};