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A policy based reference counting implementation for compound objects

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Reference counting smart pointers and handles of various flavours.
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//	c0.cpp

#include "stdafx.h"

#include "stdx/smart.hpp"

/// stdx::smart testing
//	run in debug mode an read messagess on the output window

using namespace GE_;

void test_dumbstaticptr();
void test_dumbdynamicptr();


int main()
{
	STRACE(trc, 0, ("c0 main\n"));
	
	test_dumbstaticptr();
	test_dumbdynamicptr();

	return 0;
}

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void test_dumbstaticptr()
{
	STRACE(trc, 0, ("test_dumbstaticptr\n"));
	typedef stdx::statptr<double>::strong double_p;
	typedef stdx::statptr<double>::weak double_wp;
	
	double_p pD;
	pD = new double(2.718);
	SRETRACE(trc, ("pointing to %p value %f\n", pD(), *pD));
	double_wp pW(pD);
	*pW = 3.14;
	SRETRACE(trc, ("pointing to %p value %f\n", pD(), *pD));
	SRETRACE(trc, ("pW is %s\n", (!!pW)? "valid": "null"));
	pD = 0; //set to null, also destoy the double.
	SRETRACE(trc, ("pW is %s\n", (!!pW)? "valid": "null"));
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

struct A:
	public virtual stdx::refcountable
{
	A() { STRACE(t,1,("Crated A at %p\n", this)); }
	virtual ~A() { STRACE(t,1,("Deleted A at %p\n", this)); }
	void trc_me() { STRACE(t,1,("I'm A at %p\n", this)); }
	virtual void v_trc_me() { STRACE(t,1,("I'm A at %p\n", this)); }
};

struct B:
	public virtual A
{
	virtual ~B() {}
	void trc_me() { STRACE(t,1,("I'm B at %p\n", this)); }
	virtual void v_trc_me() { STRACE(t,1,("I'm B at %p\n", this)); }
};

struct C:
	public virtual A
{
	virtual ~C() {}
	void trc_me() { STRACE(t,1,("I'm C at %p\n", this)); }
	virtual void v_trc_me() { STRACE(t,1,("I'm C at %p\n", this)); }
};

struct D:
	public B,
	public C
{
	virtual ~D() {}
	void trc_me() { STRACE(t,1,("I'm D at %p\n", this)); }
	virtual void v_trc_me() { STRACE(t,1,("I'm D at %p\n", this)); }
};


void test_dumbdynamicptr()
{
	STRACE(trc, 1, ("test_dumbdynamicptr\n"));
	typedef stdx::ptr<A>::strong A_p;
	typedef stdx::ptr<B>::strong B_p;
	typedef stdx::ptr<C>::strong C_p;
	typedef stdx::ptr<D>::strong D_p;

	D_p pD;
	A_p pA;
	B_p pB;

	pD.New(); //new D;
	pA = pD; //dynamic cast into A*
	pA->trc_me();  //prints A
	pA->v_trc_me(); //prints D

	pB = pA;	//dynamic_cast into B*
	pB->trc_me(); //print B
	pB->v_trc_me(); //print D
    
	pA = new C; //dumb C* dyncasted to A*
	pA->trc_me();  //prints A
	pA->v_trc_me(); //prints C

    pD = pA; //D becomes null
	pB = pD; //pB becomes null - old D* object is destroyed!

	SRETRACE(trc, ("pA is %s\n", (!!pA)? "valid": "null")); //valid
	SRETRACE(trc, ("pB is %s\n", (!!pB)? "valid": "null")); //null
	SRETRACE(trc, ("pD is %s\n", (!!pD)? "valid": "null")); //null


}

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Interested in programming since the '70s, today I still define architectures for the ICT, deploying dedicated specific client application for engineering purposes, working with C++, MFC, STL, and recently also C# and D.

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