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#ifndef INCLUDED_XMLOFF_UNIREF_HXX
#define INCLUDED_XMLOFF_UNIREF_HXX

#include <sal/config.h>
#include <xmloff/dllapi.h>
#include <sal/types.h>
#include <osl/interlck.h>

/**
 * An instance of this class holds a pointer to an object. The lifetime of
 * the object is controled by the instance. The constructor calls
 * acquire() and the destructor calls release().
 * You could derive your class from the baseclass UniRefBase which implements
 * the methods acquire and release, yet.
 */
template< class T > class UniReference
{
private:
    T*  mpElement;

public:
    /** Create an empty reference.*/
    UniReference()
    : mpElement( NULL )
    {}

    /** Destroy the reference and releases the element.*/
    inline ~UniReference();

    /** Create a new reference with the same element as in rRef and acquire this one.*/
    inline UniReference( const UniReference< T > & rRef );

    /**
     * Create a new reference with the given element pElement and acquire this one.
     */
    inline UniReference( T * pElement );

    /**
     * Release the reference and set the new one pObj.
     */
    inline UniReference< T > & operator = ( T * pElement );

    /**
     * Release the reference and set the new one from rObj.
     */
    inline UniReference< T > & operator = ( const UniReference< T > & rRef );

    /**
     * Return the pointer to the element, may be null.
     */
    inline T* operator -> () const;

    /**
     * Returns true if the pointer to the element is valid.
     */
    inline sal_Bool is() const;

    /**
     * Return true if both elements refer to the same object.
     */
    inline sal_Bool operator == ( const UniReference & rRef ) const;

    /**
     * Return true if both elements does not refer to the same object.
     */
    inline sal_Bool operator != ( const UniReference & rRef ) const;

    /** Gets implementation pointer.
        This call does <b>not</b> acquire the implementation.
        <br>
        @return <b>un</b>acquired implementation pointer
    */
    inline T* get() const;
};

class XMLOFF_DLLPUBLIC UniRefBase
{
private:
    /**
     * The reference counter.
     */
    oslInterlockedCount         m_refCount;

public:
    UniRefBase() : m_refCount( 0 )
    {}
    virtual ~UniRefBase();

    void acquire() { osl_atomic_increment( &m_refCount ); }
    void release();

};

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Inline-implementations of UniReference
//

/** Create a new reference with the same element as in rRef and acquire this one.*/
template< class T >
inline UniReference< T >::UniReference( const UniReference< T > & rRef )
    : mpElement( rRef.mpElement )
{
    if( mpElement )
        mpElement->acquire();
}

template< class T >
inline UniReference< T >::~UniReference()
{
    if( mpElement )
        mpElement->release();
}

/**
 * Create a new reference with the given element pElement and acquire this one.
 * @param pInterface the interface, pointer may be null.
 */
template< class T >
inline UniReference< T >::UniReference( T * pElement )
    : mpElement( pElement )
{
    if( mpElement )
        mpElement->acquire();
}

/**
 * Release the reference and set the new one pObj.<BR>
 * <B>The operation is not thread save. You must protect all assigns to a reference class.</B>
 */
template< class T >
inline UniReference< T > & UniReference< T >::operator = ( T * pElement )
{
    if( pElement )
        pElement->acquire();
    if( mpElement )
        mpElement->release();

    mpElement = pElement;

    return *this;
}

/**
 * Release the reference and set the new one from rObj.<BR>
 * <B>The operation is not thread save. You must protect all assigns to a reference class.</B>
 */
template< class T >
inline UniReference< T > & UniReference< T >::operator = ( const UniReference< T > & rRef )
{
    return operator = ( rRef.mpElement );
}

/**
 * Return the pointer to the interface, may be null.
 */
template< class T >
inline T* UniReference< T >::operator -> () const
{
    return get();
}

/**
 * Return the pointer to the interface, may be null.
 */
template< class T >
inline T* UniReference< T >::get () const
{
    return static_cast< T * >( mpElement );
}

/**
 * Returns true if the pointer to the interface is valid.
 */
template< class T >
inline sal_Bool UniReference< T >::is() const
{
    return (mpElement != 0);
}
/**
 * Return true if both interfaces refer to the same object. The operation can be
 * much more expensive than a pointer comparision.<BR>
 *
 * @param rRef      another interface reference
 */
template< class T >
inline sal_Bool UniReference< T >::operator == ( const UniReference & rRef ) const
{
    return ( mpElement == rRef.mpElement );
}
/**
 * Return true if both interfaces does not refer to the same object. The operation can be
 * much more expensive than a pointer comparision.<BR>
 *
 * @param rRef      another interface reference
 */
template< class T >
inline sal_Bool UniReference< T >::operator != ( const UniReference & rRef ) const
{
    return ( ! operator == ( rRef ) );
}

#endif // INCLUDED_XMLOFF_UNIREF_HXX

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