MCBase Class Reference

Base class for most mcllib classes that manage resources. More...

#include <mcllib/MCBase.h>

Inheritance diagram for MCBase:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	MCBase (const MCBase &)
	copy constructor
	MCBase ()
	Default constructor.
bool	operator!= (const MCBase &) const
	Test for in-equality on the implementation.
bool	operator< (const MCBase &) const
	Test for less-than on the implementation.
MCBase &	operator= (const MCBase &)
	assignment operator
bool	operator== (const MCBase &) const
	Test for equality on the implementation.
	~MCBase ()
	Destructor.
Protected Member Functions
void	attach (void *impl)
	safe attach to the implementation specified by impl.
void	detach ()
	safe detach from the implementation
	MCBase (void *impl)
	Constructor with an implementation.
Friends
class	mclpriv::MCBaseAccessor

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Detailed Description

Base class for most mcllib classes that manage resources.

Derived class constructors must provide a pointer to a private implementation class derived from MCBaseImpl which is reference counted to promote fast and simple copying. It is still better to pass as const references instead of by value to avoid the reference counting overhead.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MCBase (  void *  impl  )  [protected]

Constructor with an implementation. The implementation pointer must be derived from the private class MCBaseImpl.

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Member Function Documentation

void attach (  void *  impl  )  [protected]

safe attach to the implementation specified by impl. See note on MCBase(void* impl) constructor

bool operator< (  const MCBase &   )  const

Test for less-than on the implementation. Useful in conjunction with STL containers, sorting etc.

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