+ CharType *data() { return m_data->Get(); }
+ const CharType *data() const { return m_data->Get(); }
+ operator const CharType *() const { return data(); }
+ CharType operator[](size_t n) const { return data()[n]; }
+
+ size_t length() const { return m_data->m_length; }
+
+protected:
+ // reference-counted data
+ struct Data : public wxPrivate::UntypedBufferData
+ {
+ Data(CharType *str, size_t len, Kind kind = Owned)
+ : wxPrivate::UntypedBufferData(str, len, kind)
+ {
+ }
+
+ CharType *Get() const { return static_cast<CharType *>(m_str); }
+ void Set(CharType *str, size_t len)
+ {
+ m_str = str;
+ m_length = len;
+ }
+ };
+
+ // placeholder for NULL string, to simplify this code
+ static Data *GetNullData()
+ {
+ return static_cast<Data *>(wxPrivate::GetUntypedNullData());
+ }
+
+ void IncRef()
+ {
+ if ( m_data == GetNullData() ) // exception, not ref-counted
+ return;
+ m_data->m_ref++;
+ }
+
+ void DecRef()
+ {
+ if ( m_data == GetNullData() ) // exception, not ref-counted
+ return;
+ if ( --m_data->m_ref == 0 )
+ delete m_data;
+ m_data = GetNullData();
+ }
+
+ // sets this object to a be copy of 'other'; if 'src' is non-owned,
+ // a deep copy is made and 'this' will contain new instance of the data
+ void MakeOwnedCopyOf(const wxScopedCharTypeBuffer& src)