MemCore::Counter Class Reference

Base class for thread-safe counting, comes with an exception-safe incrementing/decrementing counter class. More...

#include <elementary/memcore/Counter.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for MemCore::Counter:

Classes
class	Incrementer
	Exception-safe incrementing/decrementing of a counter. More...

Public Member Functions
	Counter () throw ()
	Initialize counter to zero.
counter_t	operator() () const throw ()
	Return the strong reference count, i.e.
void	operator++ () throw ()
	increment the count
bool	operator-- () throw ()
	decrement the count, returns true if it is zero after decrement

Protected Attributes
volatile counter_t	value
	The count value.

Detailed Description

Base class for thread-safe counting, comes with an exception-safe incrementing/decrementing counter class.

Member Function Documentation

operator()()

counter_t MemCore::Counter::operator() ( ) const throw (  )

inline

Return the strong reference count, i.e.

how many object keep this object alive.

References value.