itkAutoPointer.h

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#ifndef __itkAutoPointer_h
#define __itkAutoPointer_h

#include "itkMacro.h"
#include <iostream>

namespace itk
{
template< class TObjectType >
class ITK_EXPORT AutoPointer
{
public:
  typedef TObjectType ObjectType;
  typedef AutoPointer Self;

  AutoPointer ():m_Pointer(0), m_IsOwner(false)
  {}

  explicit AutoPointer (AutoPointer & p)
  {
    m_IsOwner = p.IsOwner();          // Ownership can only be taken from
                                      // another owner
    m_Pointer = p.ReleaseOwnership(); // release ownership if appropriate
  }

  explicit AutoPointer (ObjectType *p, bool takeOwnership):
    m_Pointer(p), m_IsOwner(takeOwnership)
  {}

  ~AutoPointer ()
  {
    if ( m_IsOwner && m_Pointer )
      {
      delete m_Pointer;
      }
    m_Pointer = 0;
    m_IsOwner = false;
  }

  ObjectType * operator->() const
  { return m_Pointer; }

  void Reset(void)
  {
    if ( m_IsOwner && m_Pointer )
      {
      delete m_Pointer;
      }
    m_Pointer = 0;
    m_IsOwner = false;
  }

  void TakeOwnership(void)
  { m_IsOwner = true; }

  void TakeOwnership(ObjectType *objectptr)
  {
    if ( m_IsOwner && m_Pointer )
      {
      delete m_Pointer; // remove the current one
      }
    m_Pointer = objectptr;
    m_IsOwner = true;
  }

  void TakeNoOwnership(ObjectType *objectptr)
  {
    if ( m_IsOwner && m_Pointer )
      {
      delete m_Pointer; // remove the current one
      }
    m_Pointer = objectptr;
    m_IsOwner = false;
  }

  bool IsOwner(void) const
  { return m_IsOwner; }

  ObjectType * ReleaseOwnership(void)
  {
    m_IsOwner = false;
    return m_Pointer;
  }

  ObjectType * GetPointer() const
  { return m_Pointer; }

  bool operator==(const AutoPointer & r) const
  { return (void *)m_Pointer == (void *)r.m_Pointer; }

  bool operator!=(const AutoPointer & r) const
  { return (void *)m_Pointer != (void *)r.m_Pointer; }

  bool operator<(const AutoPointer & r) const
  { return (void *)m_Pointer < (void *)r.m_Pointer; }

  bool operator>(const AutoPointer & r) const
  { return (void *)m_Pointer > (void *)r.m_Pointer; }

  bool operator<=(const AutoPointer & r) const
  { return (void *)m_Pointer <= (void *)r.m_Pointer; }

  bool operator>=(const AutoPointer & r) const
  { return (void *)m_Pointer >= (void *)r.m_Pointer; }

  AutoPointer & operator=(AutoPointer & r)
  {
    AutoPointer(r).Swap(*this);
    return *this;
  }

  operator bool() const
                { return ( m_Pointer != NULL ); }

/*  ObjectType *Print (std::ostream& os) const
    {
    // This prints the object pointed to by the pointer
    (*m_Pointer).Print(os);
    os << "Owner: " << m_IsOwner << std::endl;
    return m_Pointer;
    }
*/

private:

  void Swap(AutoPointer & r)
  throw( )
  {
    ObjectType *temp = m_Pointer;

    m_Pointer         = r.m_Pointer;
    r.m_Pointer       = temp;
  }

  ObjectType *m_Pointer;
  bool        m_IsOwner;
};

template< typename T >
std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & os, AutoPointer< T > p)
{
  p.Print(os);
  os << "Owner: " << p.IsOwner() << std::endl;
  return os;
}

template< typename TAutoPointerBase, typename TAutoPointerDerived >
void
ITK_EXPORT TransferAutoPointer(TAutoPointerBase & pa, TAutoPointerDerived & pb)
{
  // give a chance to natural polymorphism
  pa.TakeNoOwnership( pb.GetPointer() );
  if ( pb.IsOwner() )
    {
    pa.TakeOwnership();      // pa Take Ownership
    pb.ReleaseOwnership();   // pb Release Ownership and clears
    }
}
} // end namespace itk

#endif