.TH "zipios::ReferenceCount< Type >" 3 "Tue May 9 2017" "Zipios++" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
zipios::ReferenceCount< Type > \- \fBReferenceCount\fP is useful to ensure proper handling of the reference count for (objects of) classes handled through a \fBSimpleSmartPointer\fP\&.  

.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fC#include <simplesmartptr\&.h>\fP
.SS "Public Member Functions"

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.RI "\fBReferenceCount\fP ()"
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.RI "Constructor intializes count to zero\&. "
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.RI "\fBReferenceCount\fP (const \fBReferenceCount\fP &src)"
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.RI "Copy-constructor intializes count to zero\&. "
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.RI "const \fBReferenceCount\fP & \fBoperator=\fP (const \fBReferenceCount\fP &src)"
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.RI "The assignment operator doesn't copy the reference count, it leaves it unchanged\&. "
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.SS "Friends"

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.RI "class \fBSimpleSmartPointer< Type >\fP"
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.RI "\fBSimpleSmartPointer\fP needs to be a friend to invoke the private ref() and unref() methods\&. "
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.RI "class \fBSimpleSmartPointer< const Type >\fP"
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.RI "class \fBFileEntry\fP"
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.RI "Type also needs to be a friend to invoke the private ref() and unref() methods, in case Type doesn't want to inherit \fBReferenceCount\fP and thus needs to invoke ref() and unref() through forwarding member functions\&. "
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.SH "Detailed Description"
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.SS "template<class Type>
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class zipios::ReferenceCount< Type >"
\fBReferenceCount\fP is useful to ensure proper handling of the reference count for (objects of) classes handled through a \fBSimpleSmartPointer\fP\&. 

Subclassing \fBReferenceCount\fP is all a class needs to become ready for being handled by \fBSimpleSmartPointer\fP\&. Another way is to add a \fBReferenceCount\fP member variable to a class and write two methods 'void ref() const' and 'unsigned int unref() const' that invoke the same methods in the \fBReferenceCount\fP variable\&. 
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Definition at line 99 of file simplesmartptr\&.h\&.
.SH "Constructor & Destructor Documentation"
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.SS "template<class Type> \fBzipios::ReferenceCount\fP< Type >::\fBReferenceCount\fP ()\fC [inline]\fP"

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Constructor intializes count to zero\&. 
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Definition at line 122 of file simplesmartptr\&.h\&.
.SS "template<class Type> \fBzipios::ReferenceCount\fP< Type >::\fBReferenceCount\fP (const \fBReferenceCount\fP< Type > & src)\fC [inline]\fP"

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Copy-constructor intializes count to zero\&. It doesn't copy it from src\&. 
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Definition at line 126 of file simplesmartptr\&.h\&.
.SH "Member Function Documentation"
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.SS "template<class Type> const \fBReferenceCount\fP& \fBzipios::ReferenceCount\fP< Type >::operator= (const \fBReferenceCount\fP< Type > & src)\fC [inline]\fP"

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The assignment operator doesn't copy the reference count, it leaves it unchanged\&. 
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Definition at line 130 of file simplesmartptr\&.h\&.
.SH "Friends And Related Function Documentation"
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.SS "template<class Type> friend class \fBFileEntry\fP\fC [friend]\fP"

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Type also needs to be a friend to invoke the private ref() and unref() methods, in case Type doesn't want to inherit \fBReferenceCount\fP and thus needs to invoke ref() and unref() through forwarding member functions\&. 
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Definition at line 117 of file simplesmartptr\&.h\&.
.SS "template<class Type> friend class \fBSimpleSmartPointer\fP< Type >\fC [friend]\fP"

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\fBSimpleSmartPointer\fP needs to be a friend to invoke the private ref() and unref() methods\&. 
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Definition at line 102 of file simplesmartptr\&.h\&.

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