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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
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#ifndef _VOS_REF_HXX_
#define _VOS_REF_HXX_

/**
    ORef<T>

    template type to implement handle/body behaviour
    with reference-counting.

    Note that the template-type T MUST implement IReferenceCounter.

*/

#include <vos/refernce.hxx>
#include <osl/diagnose.h>

namespace vos
{


template <class T>
class ORef
{
public:

    /** Creates an "empty" reference, use "create()" or
        assignment/copy-operator to make it a valid reference.
    */
    ORef();

    /** Creates a reference which points to pBody.
        pBodys reference is not changed!. (like create(...)).
    */
    ORef(T* pBody);

    /** Overload copy-constr. to implement ref-counting.
        As a result of the following code:

            ORef<x> h1, h2;

            h1.create();
            h2= h1;

        h1 and h2 will represent the same body.

    */
    ORef(const ORef<T>& handle);

    /** Decreases ref-count of underlying body.
    */
    inline ~ORef();

    /** Overload assignment-operator to implement ref-counting.
        Unbinds this instance from its body (if bound) and
        bind it to the body represented by the handle.
    */
    ORef<T>& SAL_CALL operator= (const ORef<T>& handle);



    /** Binds the body to this handle.
        The "pBody"s reference-count is increased.

        If you call bind() on an existing body,
        the old body is unbound before the new one is
        assigned.

    */
    void SAL_CALL bind(T* pBody);

    /** Unbind the body from this handle.
        Note that for a handle representing a large body,
        "handle.unbind().bind(new body());" _might_
        perform a little bit better than "handle.bind(new body());",
        since in the second case two large objects exist in memory
        (the old body and the new body).
    */
    ORef<T>& SAL_CALL unbind();

    /** Same as bind().
    */
    void SAL_CALL operator= (T* pBody);

    /** Just in case you want to call handle().someBodyOp()...
    */
    T& SAL_CALL operator() () const;

    /** Allows (*handle).someBodyOp().
    */
    T& SAL_CALL operator* () const;

    /** Probably most common used: handle->someBodyOp().
    */
    T* SAL_CALL operator->() const;

    /** Gives access to the handles body.
    */
    T& SAL_CALL getBody() const;

    /** Can be used instead of operator->.
        I.e. handle->someBodyOp() and handle.getBodyPtr()->someBodyOp()
        are the same.
    */
    T* SAL_CALL getBodyPtr() const;

    /** Returns True is the body is empty (the handle
        does not point to a valid body).
    */
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL isEmpty() const;

    /** Returns True is the body is "full" (the handle
        does point to a valid body).
    */
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL isValid() const;

    /** Returns True is handle points to the same body.
    */
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL isEqualBody(const ORef<T>& handle) const;

    /** Delegates comparison to the body.
    */
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL operator== (const ORef<T>& handle) const;

    /** Delegates comparison to the body.
    */
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL operator!= (const ORef<T>& handle) const;

    /** Returns True is "this" points to pBody.
    */
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL operator== (const T* pBody) const;

    /** Needed to place ORefs into STL collection.
        Delegates comparison to the body.
    */
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL operator< (const ORef<T>& handle) const;

    /** Needed to place ORefs into STL collection.
        Delegates comparison to the body.
    */
    sal_Bool SAL_CALL operator> (const ORef<T>& handle) const;

protected:

    T* m_refBody;
};

// include template implementation
#include <vos/ref.inl>

}


#endif // _VOS_REF_HXX_

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