+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxObjectRefData: ref counted data meant to be stored in wxObject
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+typedef wxRefCounter wxObjectRefData;
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxObjectDataPtr: helper class to avoid memleaks because of missing calls
+// to wxObjectRefData::DecRef
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+template <class T>
+class wxObjectDataPtr
+{
+public:
+ typedef T element_type;
+
+ wxEXPLICIT wxObjectDataPtr(T *ptr = NULL) : m_ptr(ptr) {}
+
+ // copy ctor
+ wxObjectDataPtr(const wxObjectDataPtr<T> &tocopy)
+ : m_ptr(tocopy.m_ptr)
+ {
+ if (m_ptr)
+ m_ptr->IncRef();
+ }
+
+ ~wxObjectDataPtr()
+ {
+ if (m_ptr)
+ m_ptr->DecRef();
+ }
+
+ T *get() const { return m_ptr; }
+
+ // test for pointer validity: defining conversion to unspecified_bool_type
+ // and not more obvious bool to avoid implicit conversions to integer types
+ typedef T *(wxObjectDataPtr<T>::*unspecified_bool_type)() const;
+ operator unspecified_bool_type() const
+ {
+ return m_ptr ? &wxObjectDataPtr<T>::get : NULL;
+ }
+
+ T& operator*() const
+ {
+ wxASSERT(m_ptr != NULL);
+ return *(m_ptr);
+ }
+
+ T *operator->() const
+ {
+ wxASSERT(m_ptr != NULL);
+ return get();
+ }
+
+ void reset(T *ptr)
+ {
+ if (m_ptr)
+ m_ptr->DecRef();
+ m_ptr = ptr;
+ }
+
+ wxObjectDataPtr& operator=(const wxObjectDataPtr &tocopy)
+ {
+ if (m_ptr)
+ m_ptr->DecRef();
+ m_ptr = tocopy.m_ptr;
+ if (m_ptr)
+ m_ptr->IncRef();
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ wxObjectDataPtr& operator=(T *ptr)
+ {
+ if (m_ptr)
+ m_ptr->DecRef();
+ m_ptr = ptr;
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+private:
+ T *m_ptr;
+};
+