smartable Class Reference

the base class for smart pointers implementation More...

#include <smartpointer.h>

Inheritance diagram for smartable:

Public Member Functions
unsigned	refs () const
	gives the reference count of the object
void	addReference ()
	addReference increments the ref count and checks for refCount overflow
void	removeReference ()
	removeReference delete the object when refCount is zero

Protected Member Functions
	smartable (const smartable &)
virtual	~smartable ()
	destructor checks for non-zero refCount
smartable &	operator= (const smartable &)

Detailed Description

Any object that want to support smart pointers should
inherit from the smartable class which provides reference counting
and automatic delete when the reference count drops to zero.