widgetmodel/alfwidgetmodel/inc/autoarrayptr.h
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     1 /*
       
     2 * Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
       
     3 * All rights reserved.
       
     4 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
       
     5 * under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
       
     6 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
       
     7 * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
       
     8 *
       
     9 * Initial Contributors:
       
    10 * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
       
    11 *
       
    12 * Contributors:
       
    13 *
       
    14 * Description:   AutoPtr class for array.
       
    15 *
       
    16 */
       
    17 
       
    18 
       
    19 /**
       
    20  *  Holds reference to an auto_arrayptr. Prevents unsafe copying
       
    21  *
       
    22  *  ?more_complete_description
       
    23  *
       
    24  *  @lib ?library
       
    25  *  @since S60 ?S60_version *** for example, S60 v3.0
       
    26  */  
       
    27       
       
    28     template<typename Y>
       
    29     struct auto_arrayptr_ref
       
    30         {
       
    31        Y* iPtr;
       
    32        
       
    33        explicit
       
    34        auto_arrayptr_ref(Y* aPtr): iPtr(aPtr) { }
       
    35         };
       
    36 
       
    37 /**
       
    38  *  Auto pointer template implementation for C++ arrays
       
    39  *
       
    40  *  ?more_complete_description
       
    41  *
       
    42  *  @lib ?library
       
    43  *  @since S60 ?S60_version *** for example, S60 v3.0
       
    44  */  
       
    45    template<typename X>
       
    46      class auto_arrayptr
       
    47      {
       
    48      private:
       
    49         X* iPtr;
       
    50        
       
    51      public:
       
    52        
       
    53        typedef X element_type;
       
    54        
       
    55    /**
       
    56      * Constructor.
       
    57      *
       
    58      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    59      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
    60      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
    61      * @return ?description
       
    62      */       
       
    63        explicit
       
    64        auto_arrayptr(X* p = 0) throw() : iPtr(p) { }
       
    65     /**
       
    66      * Copy argument a to this object. Owned pointer ownership is transferred to this.
       
    67      *
       
    68      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    69      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
    70      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
    71      * @return ?description
       
    72      */   
       
    73        
       
    74        auto_arrayptr(auto_arrayptr& a) throw() : iPtr(a.release()) { }
       
    75     /**
       
    76      * Copy argument a to this object. Owned pointer ownership is transferred to this.
       
    77      *
       
    78      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    79      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
    80      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
    81      * @return ?description
       
    82      */   
       
    83        
       
    84        template<typename Y>
       
    85          auto_arrayptr(auto_arrayptr<Y>& a) throw() : iPtr(a.release()) { }
       
    86     
       
    87     /**
       
    88      * Assign argument a to this object. If this already owned pointer that pointer is deleted.
       
    89      *
       
    90      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    91      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
    92      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
    93      * @return ?description
       
    94      */   
       
    95        auto_arrayptr& operator=(auto_arrayptr& a) throw()
       
    96             {
       
    97             reset(a.release());
       
    98             return *this;
       
    99             }
       
   100     /**
       
   101      * Assign argument a to this object. If this already owned pointer that pointer is deleted.
       
   102      *
       
   103      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   104      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
   105      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
   106      * @return ?description
       
   107      */   
       
   108 
       
   109        template<typename Y>
       
   110        auto_arrayptr& operator=(auto_arrayptr<Y>& a) throw()
       
   111             {
       
   112             reset(a.release());
       
   113             return *this;
       
   114         }
       
   115     /**
       
   116      * Deletes the underlying pointer.
       
   117      *
       
   118      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   119      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
   120      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
   121      * @return ?description
       
   122      */   
       
   123      ~auto_arrayptr() { delete [] iPtr; }
       
   124 
       
   125     /**
       
   126      * Return owned pointer
       
   127      *
       
   128      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   129      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
   130      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
   131      * @return ?description
       
   132      */
       
   133         
       
   134     X* get() const throw() { return iPtr; }
       
   135     /**
       
   136      * Releases ownership of the managed pointer and returns that pointer. 
       
   137      * The *this object is left holding a null pointer.
       
   138      *
       
   139      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   140      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
   141      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
   142      * @return ?description
       
   143      */
       
   144     
       
   145     X* release() throw()
       
   146             {
       
   147              X* tmp = iPtr;
       
   148              iPtr = 0;
       
   149              return tmp;
       
   150             }
       
   151             
       
   152     /**
       
   153      * Reset managed pointer. Deletes previously owned pointer. 
       
   154      * The *this object is holding given pointer.
       
   155      *
       
   156      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   157      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
   158      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
   159      * @return ?description
       
   160      */       
       
   161        void reset(X* aPtr = 0) throw()
       
   162             {
       
   163             if (aPtr != iPtr)
       
   164                {
       
   165                  delete [] iPtr;
       
   166                  iPtr = aPtr;
       
   167                }
       
   168             }
       
   169         
       
   170        
       
   171     /**
       
   172      * Constructor for value object.Uses type conversion function.
       
   173      *
       
   174      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   175      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
   176      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
   177      * @return ?description
       
   178      */     
       
   179        auto_arrayptr(auto_arrayptr_ref<X> aRef) throw()
       
   180         : iPtr(aRef.iPtr) { }
       
   181      
       
   182     /**
       
   183      * Assign argument a (value object) to this object. If this already owned pointer that pointer is deleted.
       
   184      * Uses type conversion function.
       
   185      *
       
   186      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   187      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
   188      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
   189      * @return ?description
       
   190      */      
       
   191        auto_arrayptr& operator=(auto_arrayptr_ref<X> aRef) throw()
       
   192             {
       
   193             if (aRef.iPtr != this->get())
       
   194                 {
       
   195                 delete [] iPtr;
       
   196                 iPtr = aRef.iPtr;
       
   197                 }
       
   198             return *this;
       
   199             }
       
   200        
       
   201     /**
       
   202      * Type conversion. Constructs an auto_arrayptr_ref from *this and returns it.
       
   203      *
       
   204      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   205      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
   206      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
   207      * @return ?description
       
   208      */   
       
   209        template<typename Y>
       
   210        operator auto_arrayptr_ref<Y>() throw()
       
   211          { return auto_arrayptr_ref<Y>(this->release()); }
       
   212  
       
   213     /**
       
   214      * Type conversion. Constructs a new auto_arrayptr using the underlying pointer held by *this. 
       
   215      * Calls release() on *this, so *this no longer possesses the pointer.
       
   216      * Returns the new auto_arrayptr.
       
   217      *
       
   218      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   219      * @param ?arg1 ?description
       
   220      * @param ?arg2 ?description
       
   221      * @return ?description
       
   222      */   
       
   223        template<typename Y>
       
   224        operator auto_arrayptr<Y>() throw()
       
   225          { return auto_arrayptr<Y>(this->release()); }
       
   226      };