#include <deal.II/base/smartpointer.h>

Public Member Functions
	SmartPointer ()

template<class Q >
	SmartPointer (const SmartPointer< T, Q > &tt)

	SmartPointer (const SmartPointer< T, P > &tt)

	SmartPointer (T t, const char id)

	SmartPointer (T *t)

	~SmartPointer ()

SmartPointer< T, P > &	operator= (T *tt)

template<class Q >
SmartPointer< T, P > &	operator= (const SmartPointer< T, Q > &tt)

SmartPointer< T, P > &	operator= (const SmartPointer< T, P > &tt)

void	clear ()

	operator T * () const

T &	operator* () const

T *	operator-> () const

template<class Q >
void	swap (SmartPointer< T, Q > &tt)

void	swap (T *&tt)

std::size_t	memory_consumption () const

Private Attributes
T *	t

const char *const	id

Detailed Description

template<typename T, typename P = void>
class SmartPointer< T, P >

Smart pointers avoid destruction of an object in use. They can be used just like a pointer (i.e. using the * and -> operators and through casting) but make sure that the object pointed to is not deleted in the course of use of the pointer by signaling the pointee its use.

Objects pointed to, i.e. the class T, should inherit Subscriptor or must implement the same functionality. Null pointers are an exception from this rule and are allowed, too.

The second template argument P only serves a single purpose: if a constructor without a debug string is used, then the name of P is used as the debug string.

SmartPointer does NOT implement any memory handling! Especially, deleting a SmartPointer does not delete the object. Writing

SmartPointer<T,P> dont_do_this = new T;

is a sure way to program a memory leak! The secure version is

T* p = new T;
{
  SmartPointer<T,P> t(p);
  ...
}
delete p;

Note that a smart pointer can handle constness of an object, i.e. a SmartPointer<const ABC> really behaves as if it were a pointer to a constant object (disallowing write access when dereferenced), while SmartPointer<ABC> is a mutable pointer.

Author: Guido Kanschat, Wolfgang Bangerth, 1998 - 2009

Definition at line 64 of file smartpointer.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<typename T , typename P >

SmartPointer< T, P >::SmartPointer ( )

inline

Standard constructor for null pointer. The id of this pointer is set to the name of the class P.

Definition at line 208 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T, typename P >

template<class Q >

SmartPointer< T, P >::SmartPointer ( const SmartPointer< T, Q > & tt )

inline

Copy constructor for SmartPointer. We do not copy the object subscribed to from tt, but subscribe ourselves to it again.

Definition at line 239 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T, typename P>

SmartPointer< T, P >::SmartPointer ( const SmartPointer< T, P > & tt )

inline

Copy constructor for SmartPointer. We do not copy the object subscribed to from tt, but subscribe ourselves to it again.

Definition at line 250 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T, typename P>

SmartPointer< T, P >::SmartPointer	(	T *	t,
		const char *	id
	)

inline

Constructor taking a normal pointer. If possible, i.e. if the pointer is not a null pointer, the constructor subscribes to the given object to lock it, i.e. to prevent its destruction before the end of its use.

The id is used in the call to Subscriptor::subscribe(id) and by ~SmartPointer() in the call to Subscriptor::unsubscribe().

Definition at line 227 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T, typename P>

SmartPointer< T, P >::SmartPointer ( T * t )

inline

Constructor taking a normal pointer. If possible, i.e. if the pointer is not a null pointer, the constructor subscribes to the given object to lock it, i.e. to prevent its destruction before the end of its use. The id of this pointer is set to the name of the class P.

Definition at line 216 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T , typename P >

SmartPointer< T, P >::~SmartPointer ( )

inline

Destructor, removing the subscription.

Definition at line 261 of file smartpointer.h.

Member Function Documentation

template<typename T, typename P >

SmartPointer< T, P > & SmartPointer< T, P >::operator= ( T * tt )

inline

Assignment operator for normal pointers. The pointer subscribes to the new object automatically and unsubscribes to an old one if it exists. It will not try to subscribe to a null-pointer, but still delete the old subscription.

Definition at line 285 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T, typename P >

template<class Q >

SmartPointer< T, P > & SmartPointer< T, P >::operator= ( const SmartPointer< T, Q > & tt )

inline

Assignment operator for SmartPointer. The pointer subscribes to the new object automatically and unsubscribes to an old one if it exists.

Definition at line 305 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T, typename P>

SmartPointer< T, P > & SmartPointer< T, P >::operator= ( const SmartPointer< T, P > & tt )

inline

Assignment operator for SmartPointer. The pointer subscribes to the new object automatically and unsubscribes to an old one if it exists.

Definition at line 325 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T , typename P >

void SmartPointer< T, P >::clear ( )

inline

Delete the object pointed to and set the pointer to zero.

Definition at line 271 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T , typename P >

SmartPointer< T, P >::operator T * ( ) const

inline

Conversion to normal pointer.

Definition at line 344 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T , typename P >

T & SmartPointer< T, P >::operator* ( ) const

inline

Dereferencing operator. This operator throws an ExcNotInitialized if the pointer is a null pointer.

Definition at line 352 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T , typename P >

T * SmartPointer< T, P >::operator-> ( ) const

inline

Dereferencing operator. This operator throws an ExcNotInitialized if the pointer is a null pointer.

Definition at line 361 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T, typename P >

template<class Q >

void SmartPointer< T, P >::swap ( SmartPointer< T, Q > & tt )

inline

Exchange the pointers of this object and the argument. Since both the objects to which is pointed are subscribed to before and after, we do not have to change their subscription counters.

Note that this function (with two arguments) and the respective functions where one of the arguments is a pointer and the other one is a C-style pointer are implemented in global namespace.

Definition at line 372 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T, typename P >

void SmartPointer< T, P >::swap ( T *& tt )

inline

Swap pointers between this object and the pointer given. As this releases the object pointed to presently, we reduce its subscription count by one, and increase it at the object which we will point to in the future.

Note that we indeed need a reference of a pointer, as we want to change the pointer variable which we are given.

Definition at line 387 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T , typename P >

std::size_t SmartPointer< T, P >::memory_consumption ( ) const

inline

Return an estimate of the amount of memory (in bytes) used by this class. Note in particular, that this only includes the amount of memory used by this object, not by the object pointed to.

Definition at line 402 of file smartpointer.h.

Member Data Documentation

template<typename T, typename P = void>

T* SmartPointer< T, P >::t

private

Pointer to the object we want to subscribe to. Since it is often necessary to follow this pointer when debugging, we have deliberately chosen a short name.

Definition at line 195 of file smartpointer.h.

template<typename T, typename P = void>

const char* const SmartPointer< T, P >::id

private

The identification for the subscriptor.

Definition at line 200 of file smartpointer.h.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

deal.II/base/smartpointer.h

Public Member Functions

Private Attributes

Detailed Description

template<typename T, typename P = void> class SmartPointer< T, P >

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Member Function Documentation

Member Data Documentation

template<typename T, typename P = void>
class SmartPointer< T, P >