pointer.hh File Reference

Smart pointer class interface. More...

Namespaces

namespace Xfc

Classes

class Xfc::Pointer< T >
Smart pointer template class. More...

Smart pointer C++-style casting functions

template<typename To, typename From> Pointer< To > cast_const (const Pointer< From > &from)
Removes the const qualifier from a managed const dumb pointer.
template<typename To, typename From> Pointer< To > cast_dynamic (const Pointer< From > &from)
Casts a managed polymophic dumb pointer down or across its inheritance heirarchy.
template<typename To, typename From> Pointer< To > cast_static (const Pointer< From > &from)
Casts a managed dumb pointer to a pointer to a related type.

Detailed Description

Smart pointer class interface.

Provides a reference-counted-object aware smart pointer class.

Function Documentation

template<typename To, typename From>

Pointer<To> cast_const ( const Pointer< From > & from ) [inline]

Removes the const qualifier from a managed const dumb pointer.

Parameters:

from A Pointer that manages a const dumb pointer.

Returns:
A new Pointer that manages the non-const dumb pointer.
Calls const_cast on the dumb pointer and returns the non-const pointer as a new Pointer.

template<typename To, typename From>

Pointer<To> cast_dynamic ( const Pointer< From > & from ) [inline]

Casts a managed polymophic dumb pointer down or across its inheritance heirarchy.

Parameters:

from A Pointer managing a polymophic dumb pointer of type From.

Returns:
A new Pointer managing the dumb pointer as a base or sibling pointer of type To.
Calls dynmaic_cast to safely cast a managed polymophic dumb pointer of type From to a base, derived or sibling class pointer of type To.

template<typename To, typename From>

Pointer<To> cast_static ( const Pointer< From > & from ) [inline]

Casts a managed dumb pointer to a pointer to a related type.

Parameters:

from A Pointer managing a dumb pointer of type From.

Returns:
A new Pointer managing the dumb pointer as a pointer of type To.
Calls static_cast to cast a dumb pointer of type From to a pointer of type To.

Xfce Foundation Classes

XFC 4.3