ork::Object Class Reference
[core]
An object with a reference counter. More...
#include <Object.h>
Inheritance diagram for ork::Object:
Public Member Functions | |
| Object (const char *type) | |
| Creates a new object. | |
| virtual | ~Object () |
| Destroys this object. | |
| const char * | getClass () const |
| Returns the name of the class of this object. | |
| virtual const char * | toString () |
| Returns a string representation of this object. | |
Static Public Member Functions | |
| static void | exit () |
| Sets all static references to NULL. | |
Protected Member Functions | |
| virtual void | doRelease () |
| The method called when the reference count of this object becomes 0. | |
Detailed Description
An object with a reference counter.
The reference count is managed by the ptr and static_ptr classes to count the number of references to this object. When this counter becomes 0 the object is automatically destroyed. Instances of this class or of derived classes must NOT be explicitely destroyed with the delete operator.
Constructor & Destructor Documentation
| ork::Object::Object | ( | const char * | type | ) |
Creates a new object.
- Parameters:
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type the name of the class of this object. For debug only.
| virtual ork::Object::~Object | ( | ) | [virtual] |
Destroys this object.
Member Function Documentation
| virtual void ork::Object::doRelease | ( | ) | [inline, protected, virtual] |
The method called when the reference count of this object becomes 0.
The default implementation of this method deletes the object.
| static void ork::Object::exit | ( | ) | [static] |
Sets all static references to NULL.
| const char* ork::Object::getClass | ( | ) | const |
Returns the name of the class of this object.
For debug only.
| virtual const char* ork::Object::toString | ( | ) | [virtual] |
Returns a string representation of this object.
