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RAII Idiom and Managed C++

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A template wrapper that enables deterministic cleanup in .NET environment.
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#pragma once

#include <vcclr.h>

//DisposeObject policy calls Dispose() function to clean up resources
template <typename T> class DisposeObject
    {
    protected:
        void Cleanup(T object) {object->Dispose();}
    };

//CloseObject policy calls Close() function to clean up resources
template <typename T> class CloseObject
    {
    protected:
        void Cleanup(T object) {object->Close();}
    };

/*
Template parameters:
T - a __gc pointer to object we want to wrap
CleanupPolicy - DisposeObject (default) or CloseObject
*/
template <typename T, template <typename> class CleanupPolicy = DisposeObject>
    class gc_scoped : protected CleanupPolicy<T>
    {
    gcroot <T> object_;

    // Non - copyable
    gc_scoped ( const gc_scoped& );
    gc_scoped& operator = ( const gc_scoped& );

    public:
        gc_scoped (const T& object): object_(object){}
        ~gc_scoped () 
            {
            Cleanup(object_);
            }
        T operator-> () const { return object_; }
    };

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