src/util/ref.hpp

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//  SuperTux
//  Copyright (C) 2006 Matthias Braun <matze@braunis.de>
//
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//
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#ifndef HEADER_SUPERTUX_UTIL_REF_HPP
#define HEADER_SUPERTUX_UTIL_REF_HPP

template<typename T>
class Ref
{
public:
  Ref(T* object = 0)
    : object(object)
  {
    if(object)
      object->ref();
  }
  Ref(const Ref<T>& other)
    : object(other.object)
  {
    if(object)
      object->ref();
  }
  ~Ref()
  {
    if(object)
      object->unref();
  }
  
  Ref<T>& operator= (const Ref<T>& other)
  {
    *this = other.get();
    return *this;
  }

  Ref<T>& operator= (T* object)
  {
    if(object)
      object->ref();
    if(this->object)
      this->object->unref();
    this->object = object;

    return *this;
  }

  T* operator ->() const
  {
    return object;
  }

  T& operator* () const
  {
    return *object;
  }

  operator const T* () const
  {
    return object;
  }

  T* get() const
  {
    return object;
  }

private:
  T* object;
};

#endif

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