RefPtr.h

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#ifndef WTF_RefPtr_h
#define WTF_RefPtr_h

#include <algorithm>
#include "AlwaysInline.h"
#include "PassRefPtr.h"

namespace WTF {

    enum PlacementNewAdoptType { PlacementNewAdopt };

    template <typename T> class PassRefPtr;

    enum HashTableDeletedValueType { HashTableDeletedValue };

    template <typename T> class RefPtr {
    public:
        RefPtr() : m_ptr(0) { }
        RefPtr(T* ptr) : m_ptr(ptr) { if (ptr) ptr->ref(); }
        RefPtr(const RefPtr& o) : m_ptr(o.m_ptr) { if (T* ptr = m_ptr) ptr->ref(); }
        // see comment in PassRefPtr.h for why this takes const reference
        template <typename U> RefPtr(const PassRefPtr<U>&);

        // Special constructor for cases where we overwrite an object in place.
        RefPtr(PlacementNewAdoptType) { }

        // Hash table deleted values, which are only constructed and never copied or destroyed.
        RefPtr(HashTableDeletedValueType) : m_ptr(hashTableDeletedValue()) { }
        bool isHashTableDeletedValue() const { return m_ptr == hashTableDeletedValue(); }

        ~RefPtr() { if (T* ptr = m_ptr) ptr->deref(); }
        
        template <typename U> RefPtr(const RefPtr<U>& o) : m_ptr(o.get()) { if (T* ptr = m_ptr) ptr->ref(); }
        
        T* get() const { return m_ptr; }
        
        void clear() { if (T* ptr = m_ptr) ptr->deref(); m_ptr = 0; }
        PassRefPtr<T> release() { PassRefPtr<T> tmp = adoptRef(m_ptr); m_ptr = 0; return tmp; }

        T& operator*() const { return *m_ptr; }
        ALWAYS_INLINE T* operator->() const { return m_ptr; }
        
        bool operator!() const { return !m_ptr; }
    
        // This conversion operator allows implicit conversion to bool but not to other integer types.
        typedef T* RefPtr::*UnspecifiedBoolType;
        operator UnspecifiedBoolType() const { return m_ptr ? &RefPtr::m_ptr : 0; }
        
        RefPtr& operator=(const RefPtr&);
        RefPtr& operator=(T*);
        RefPtr& operator=(const PassRefPtr<T>&);
        template <typename U> RefPtr& operator=(const RefPtr<U>&);
        template <typename U> RefPtr& operator=(const PassRefPtr<U>&);

        void swap(RefPtr&);

    private:
        static T* hashTableDeletedValue() { return reinterpret_cast<T*>(-1); }

        T* m_ptr;
    };
    
    template <typename T> template <typename U> inline RefPtr<T>::RefPtr(const PassRefPtr<U>& o)
        : m_ptr(o.releaseRef())
    {
    }

    template <typename T> inline RefPtr<T>& RefPtr<T>::operator=(const RefPtr<T>& o)
    {
        T* optr = o.get();
        if (optr)
            optr->ref();
        T* ptr = m_ptr;
        m_ptr = optr;
        if (ptr)
            ptr->deref();
        return *this;
    }
    
    template <typename T> template <typename U> inline RefPtr<T>& RefPtr<T>::operator=(const RefPtr<U>& o)
    {
        T* optr = o.get();
        if (optr)
            optr->ref();
        T* ptr = m_ptr;
        m_ptr = optr;
        if (ptr)
            ptr->deref();
        return *this;
    }
    
    template <typename T> inline RefPtr<T>& RefPtr<T>::operator=(T* optr)
    {
        if (optr)
            optr->ref();
        T* ptr = m_ptr;
        m_ptr = optr;
        if (ptr)
            ptr->deref();
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename T> inline RefPtr<T>& RefPtr<T>::operator=(const PassRefPtr<T>& o)
    {
        T* ptr = m_ptr;
        m_ptr = o.releaseRef();
        if (ptr)
            ptr->deref();
        return *this;
    }

    template <typename T> template <typename U> inline RefPtr<T>& RefPtr<T>::operator=(const PassRefPtr<U>& o)
    {
        T* ptr = m_ptr;
        m_ptr = o.releaseRef();
        if (ptr)
            ptr->deref();
        return *this;
    }

    template <class T> inline void RefPtr<T>::swap(RefPtr<T>& o)
    {
        std::swap(m_ptr, o.m_ptr);
    }

    template <class T> inline void swap(RefPtr<T>& a, RefPtr<T>& b)
    {
        a.swap(b);
    }

    template <typename T, typename U> inline bool operator==(const RefPtr<T>& a, const RefPtr<U>& b)
    { 
        return a.get() == b.get(); 
    }

    template <typename T, typename U> inline bool operator==(const RefPtr<T>& a, U* b)
    { 
        return a.get() == b; 
    }
    
    template <typename T, typename U> inline bool operator==(T* a, const RefPtr<U>& b) 
    {
        return a == b.get(); 
    }
    
    template <typename T, typename U> inline bool operator!=(const RefPtr<T>& a, const RefPtr<U>& b)
    { 
        return a.get() != b.get(); 
    }

    template <typename T, typename U> inline bool operator!=(const RefPtr<T>& a, U* b)
    {
        return a.get() != b; 
    }

    template <typename T, typename U> inline bool operator!=(T* a, const RefPtr<U>& b)
    { 
        return a != b.get(); 
    }
    
    template <typename T, typename U> inline RefPtr<T> static_pointer_cast(const RefPtr<U>& p)
    { 
        return RefPtr<T>(static_cast<T*>(p.get())); 
    }

    template <typename T, typename U> inline RefPtr<T> const_pointer_cast(const RefPtr<U>& p)
    { 
        return RefPtr<T>(const_cast<T*>(p.get())); 
    }

    template <typename T> inline T* getPtr(const RefPtr<T>& p)
    {
        return p.get();
    }

} // namespace WTF

using WTF::RefPtr;
using WTF::static_pointer_cast;
using WTF::const_pointer_cast;

#endif // WTF_RefPtr_h