Object Class Reference

Reference counted object base class. More...

#include <object.h>

Public Member Functions
void	decRef (bool dealloc=true) const
	Decrease the reference count of the object and possibly deallocate it. More...
int	getRefCount () const
	Return the current reference count. More...
void	incRef () const
	Increase the object's reference count by one. More...
	Object ()
	Default constructor. More...
	Object (const Object &)
	Copy constructor. More...
virtual std::string	toString () const =0

Protected Member Functions
virtual	~Object ()
	Virtual protected deconstructor. (Will only be called by ref) More...

Private Attributes
std::atomic< int >	m_refCount { 0 }

Detailed Description

Reference counted object base class.

Definition at line 8 of file object.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Object::Object ( )

inline

Default constructor.

Definition at line 11 of file object.h.

Object::Object ( const Object &  )

inline

Copy constructor.

Definition at line 14 of file object.h.

virtual Object::~Object ( )

inlineprotectedvirtual

Virtual protected deconstructor. (Will only be called by ref)

Definition at line 41 of file object.h.

Member Function Documentation

void Object::decRef ( bool  dealloc = true ) const

inline

Decrease the reference count of the object and possibly deallocate it.

The object will automatically be deallocated once the reference count reaches zero.

Definition at line 28 of file object.h.

int Object::getRefCount ( ) const

inline

Return the current reference count.

Definition at line 17 of file object.h.

void Object::incRef ( ) const

inline

Increase the object's reference count by one.

Definition at line 20 of file object.h.

virtual std::string Object::toString ( ) const

pure virtual

Member Data Documentation

std::atomic<int> Object::m_refCount { 0 }

mutableprivate

Definition at line 43 of file object.h.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• object.h