IliRefCounted Class Reference

Utility class. More...

#include <ilviews/dataccess/refcount.h>

Inheritance diagram for IliRefCounted:

Public Member Functions
IlInt	getRefCount () const
	Returns the reference count of the object. Initially, this property is set to 0. More...
void	lock () const
	Increments the reference count of the object.
void	unLock () const
	Decrements the reference count of the object. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual	~IliRefCounted ()
	This is the virtual destructor of the IliRefCounted class. More...

Detailed Description

Utility class.

Library: dataccess

This class is used as a base class for objects whose lifetime is managed by a reference count. Such objects are never explicitly deleted.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual IliRefCounted::~IliRefCounted ( )

protectedvirtual

This is the virtual destructor of the IliRefCounted class.

Note that since this destructor is protected, users of the IliRefCounted object cannot explicitly delete the object.

Member Function Documentation

IlInt IliRefCounted::getRefCount

(

)

const

Returns the reference count of the object. Initially, this property is set to 0.

Returns

The count.

void IliRefCounted::unLock

(

)

const

Decrements the reference count of the object.

When the reference count reaches 0, it is automatically deleted. Each call to unLock must match a preceding call to lock.