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23 #ifndef CLOVER_UTIL_POINTER_HPP
24 #define CLOVER_UTIL_POINTER_HPP
30 /// Base class for objects that support reference counting.
34 ref_counter() : _ref_count(1) {}
48 return (--_ref_count) == 0;
52 std::atomic<unsigned> _ref_count;
56 /// Intrusive smart pointer for objects that implement the
57 /// clover::ref_counter interface.
62 ref_ptr(T *q = NULL) : p(NULL) {
66 ref_ptr(const ref_ptr<T> &ref) : p(NULL) {
78 if (p && p->release())
84 operator=(const ref_ptr &ref) {
99 explicit operator bool() const {
108 /// Transfer the caller's ownership of a reference-counted object
109 /// to a clover::ref_ptr smart pointer.
114 ref_ptr<T> ref { p };
120 /// Class that implements the usual pointer interface but in fact
121 /// contains the object it seems to be pointing to.
126 pseudo_ptr(T x) : x(x) {
129 pseudo_ptr(const pseudo_ptr &p) : x(p.x) {
133 operator=(const pseudo_ptr &p) {
148 explicit operator bool() const {