RWTCounter< Mutex > Class Template Reference
[Smart Pointers]

Maintains a reference count. More...

#include <rw/pointer/RWTCounter.h>

Inheritance diagram for RWTCounter< Mutex >:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	RWTCounter (unsigned initCount=0)
	RWTCounter (RWStaticCtor)
	RWTCounter (const RWTCounter< Mutex > &second)
RWTCounter< Mutex > &	operator= (const RWTCounter< Mutex > &second)

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Detailed Description

template<class Mutex>
class RWTCounter< Mutex >

Deprecated:

RWTCounter is deprecated and is no longer supported. It may be removed from future releases. Please use RWAtomicCounter.

A class for maintaining a reference count that uses the template type as a lock for atomicity.

Generally, applications will use one of two typedefs provided by the Smart Pointer package. RWSafeCounter is a typedef for RWTCounter<RWMutexLock> and provides thread-safe reference counting. RWUnsafeCounter is a typedef for RWTCounter<RWNullMutexLock> and can be used for greater efficiency when thread safety is not required.

See also:

RWSafeCounter, RWUnsafeCounter, RWTCountingPointer

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class Mutex >

RWTCounter< Mutex >::RWTCounter

(

unsigned

initCount = 0

)

[inline]

Constructs a default instance (initializes the reference count). Throws no exceptions.

template<class Mutex >

RWTCounter< Mutex >::RWTCounter

(

RWStaticCtor

)

[inline]

Constructs a static instance (does not initialize the reference count). Throws no exceptions.

template<class Mutex >

RWTCounter< Mutex >::RWTCounter

(

const RWTCounter< Mutex > &

second

)

[inline]

Does not copy the internal count. This method is provided as a convenience to derived classes.

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Member Function Documentation

template<class Mutex >

RWTCounter< Mutex > & RWTCounter< Mutex >::operator=

(

const RWTCounter< Mutex > &

second

)

[inline]

Does not assign the internal count. This method is provided as a convenience to derived classes.