// Name: wx/weakref.h
// Purpose: wxWeakRef - Generic weak references for wxWidgets
// Author: Arne Steinarson
-// Created: 2007-12-27
-// RCS-ID: $Id:$
+// Created: 27 Dec 07
+// RCS-ID: $Id$
// Copyright: (c) 2007 Arne Steinarson
// Licence: wxWindows licence
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#ifndef _WX_WEAKREF_H_
#define _WX_WEAKREF_H_
-#include <wx/tracker.h>
+#include "wx/tracker.h"
-// A weak reference to an object of type T, where T has type wxTrackable
-// as one of its base classes (in a static or dynamic sense).
-template<class T>
-class wxWeakRef : public wxTrackerNode
+
+// Some compilers (VC6, Borland, otehrs?) have problem with template specialization.
+// However, this is only used for optimization purposes (a smaller wxWeakRef pointer)
+// (and the corner case of wxWeakRef<wxObject>). So for those compilers, we can fall
+// back to the non-optimal case, where we use a the same type of weak ref (static one)
+// in all cases. See defs.h for various setting these defines depending on compiler.
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION) || !defined(HAVE_TEMPLATE_OVERLOAD_RESOLUTION)
+ #define USE_ONLY_STATIC_WEAKREF
+#endif
+
+
+#ifndef USE_ONLY_STATIC_WEAKREF
+
+// Avoid including this for simpler compilers
+#include "wx/meta/convertible.h"
+#include "wx/meta/int2type.h"
+
+template <class T>
+struct wxIsStaticTrackable
+{
+ enum { value = wxConvertibleTo<T, wxTrackable>::value };
+};
+
+#endif // !USE_ONLY_STATIC_WEAKREF
+
+
+// Weak ref implementation when T has wxTrackable as a known base class
+template <class T>
+class wxWeakRefStatic : public wxTrackerNode
{
public:
- wxWeakRef(T *pobj = NULL) : m_pobj(NULL) { Assign(pobj); }
+ wxWeakRefStatic() : m_pobj(NULL) { }
- virtual ~wxWeakRef() { Assign(NULL); }
+ void Release()
+ {
+ // Release old object if any
+ if ( m_pobj )
+ {
+ // Remove ourselves from object tracker list
+ wxTrackable *pt = static_cast<wxTrackable*>(m_pobj);
+ pt->RemoveNode(this);
+ m_pobj = NULL;
+ }
+ }
- // Smart pointer functions
- operator T*(){ return m_pobj; }
- T* operator->(){ return m_pobj; }
- T* operator=(T *pobj)
+protected:
+ void Assign(T* pobj)
{
- Assign(pobj);
- return m_pobj;
+ if ( m_pobj == pobj )
+ return;
+
+ Release();
+
+ // Now set new trackable object
+ if ( pobj )
+ {
+ // Add ourselves to object tracker list
+ wxTrackable *pt = static_cast<wxTrackable*>(pobj);
+ pt->AddNode(this);
+ m_pobj = pobj;
+ }
+ }
+
+ void AssignCopy(const wxWeakRefStatic& wr)
+ {
+ Assign( wr.m_pobj );
}
virtual void OnObjectDestroy()
{
// Tracked object itself removes us from list of trackers
- wxASSERT( m_pobj );
+ wxASSERT( m_pobj!=NULL );
m_pobj = NULL;
}
- virtual wxTrackerNodeType GetType() { return WeakRef; }
+ T *m_pobj;
+};
+
+
+
+#ifndef USE_ONLY_STATIC_WEAKREF
+
+template<class T,bool use_static>
+struct wxWeakRefImpl;
+
+// Intermediate class, to select the static case above.
+template <class T>
+struct wxWeakRefImpl<T, true> : public wxWeakRefStatic<T>
+{
+ enum { value = 1 };
+};
+
+// Weak ref implementation when T does not have wxTrackable as known base class
+template<class T>
+struct wxWeakRefImpl<T, false> : public wxTrackerNode
+{
+ void Release()
+ {
+ // Release old object if any
+ if ( m_pobj )
+ {
+ // Remove ourselves from object tracker list
+ m_ptbase->RemoveNode(this);
+ m_pobj = NULL;
+ m_ptbase = NULL;
+ }
+ }
protected:
- wxTrackableBase *GetTrackable(T *pobj)
+ wxWeakRefImpl() : m_pobj(NULL), m_ptbase(NULL) { }
+
+ // Assign receives most derived class here and can use that
+ template <class TDerived>
+ void Assign( TDerived* pobj )
{
- // this uses static_cast if possible or dynamic_cast otherwise
- return wxTrackableCaster<T, wxHasBase<T, wxTrackableBase>::value>
- ::Cast(pobj);
+ AssignHelper( pobj, wxInt2Type<wxIsStaticTrackable<TDerived>::value>() );
}
- void Assign(T* pobj)
+ template <class TDerived>
+ void AssignHelper(TDerived* pobj, wxInt2Type<true>)
{
- if ( m_pobj == pobj )
- return;
+ wxTrackable *ptbase = static_cast<wxTrackable*>(pobj);
+ DoAssign( pobj, ptbase );
+ }
- // First release old object if any
- if ( m_pobj )
+#ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC_CAST
+ void AssignHelper(T* pobj, wxInt2Type<false>)
+ {
+ // A last way to get a trackable pointer
+ wxTrackable *ptbase = dynamic_cast<wxTrackable*>(pobj);
+ if ( ptbase )
+ {
+ DoAssign( pobj, ptbase );
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ wxFAIL_MSG( "Tracked class should inherit from wxTrackable" );
+
+ Release();
+ }
+ }
+#endif // HAVE_DYNAMIC_CAST
+
+ void AssignCopy(const wxWeakRefImpl& wr)
+ {
+ DoAssign(wr.m_pobj, wr.m_ptbase);
+ }
+
+ void DoAssign( T* pobj, wxTrackable *ptbase ) {
+ if( m_pobj==pobj ) return;
+ Release();
+
+ // Now set new trackable object
+ if( pobj )
+ {
+ // Add ourselves to object tracker list
+ wxASSERT( ptbase );
+ ptbase->AddNode( this );
+ m_pobj = pobj;
+ m_ptbase = ptbase;
+ }
+ }
+
+ virtual void OnObjectDestroy()
+ {
+ // Tracked object itself removes us from list of trackers
+ wxASSERT( m_pobj!=NULL );
+ m_pobj = NULL;
+ m_ptbase = NULL;
+ }
+
+ T *m_pobj;
+ wxTrackable *m_ptbase;
+};
+
+#endif // #ifndef USE_ONLY_STATIC_WEAKREF
+
+
+
+// A weak reference to an object of type T, where T has base wxTrackable
+// (usually statically but if not dynamic_cast<> is tried).
+template <class T>
+class wxWeakRef : public
+#ifdef USE_ONLY_STATIC_WEAKREF
+ wxWeakRefStatic<T>
+#else
+ wxWeakRefImpl<T, wxIsStaticTrackable<T>::value>
+#endif
+{
+public:
+ // Default ctor
+ wxWeakRef() { }
+
+ // When we have the full type here, static_cast<> will always work
+ // (or give a straight compiler error).
+ template <class TDerived>
+ wxWeakRef(TDerived* pobj)
+ {
+ Assign(pobj);
+ }
+
+ // We need this copy ctor, since otherwise a default compiler (binary) copy
+ // happens (if embedded as an object member).
+ wxWeakRef(const wxWeakRef<T>& wr)
+ {
+ Assign(wr.get());
+ }
+
+ template <class TDerived>
+ wxWeakRef<T>& operator=(TDerived* pobj)
+ {
+ Assign(pobj);
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ wxWeakRef<T>& operator=(const wxWeakRef<T>& wr)
+ {
+ AssignCopy(wr);
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ virtual ~wxWeakRef() { this->Release(); }
+
+ // Smart pointer functions
+ T& operator*() const { return *this->m_pobj; }
+ T* operator->() const { return this->m_pobj; }
+
+ T* get() const { return this->m_pobj; }
+ operator T*() const { return this->m_pobj; }
+};
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC_CAST
+
+// Weak ref implementation assign objects are queried for wxTrackable
+// using dynamic_cast<>
+template <class T>
+class wxWeakRefDynamic : public wxTrackerNode
+{
+public:
+ wxWeakRefDynamic() : m_pobj(NULL) { }
+
+ wxWeakRefDynamic(T* pobj) : m_pobj(pobj)
+ {
+ Assign(pobj);
+ }
+
+ wxWeakRefDynamic(const wxWeakRef<T>& wr)
+ {
+ Assign(wr.get());
+ }
+
+ virtual ~wxWeakRefDynamic() { Release(); }
+
+ // Smart pointer functions
+ T& operator*() const { wxASSERT(m_pobj); return *m_pobj; }
+ T* operator->() const { wxASSERT(m_pobj); return m_pobj; }
+
+ T* get() const { return m_pobj; }
+ operator T* () const { return m_pobj; }
+
+ T* operator = (T* pobj) { Assign(pobj); return m_pobj; }
+
+ // Assign from another weak ref, point to same object
+ T* operator = (const wxWeakRef<T> &wr) { Assign( wr.get() ); return m_pobj; }
+
+ void Release()
+ {
+ // Release old object if any
+ if( m_pobj )
{
// Remove ourselves from object tracker list
- GetTrackable(m_pobj)->RemoveNode(this);
+ wxTrackable *pt = dynamic_cast<wxTrackable*>(m_pobj);
+ wxASSERT(pt);
+ pt->RemoveNode(this);
m_pobj = NULL;
}
+ }
+
+protected:
+ void Assign(T *pobj)
+ {
+ if ( m_pobj == pobj )
+ return;
+
+ Release();
// Now set new trackable object
if ( pobj )
{
- wxTrackableBase * const pt = GetTrackable(pobj);
- wxCHECK_RET( pt, "type must derive from wxTrackableBase" );
-
- pt->AddNode(this);
- m_pobj = pobj;
+ // Add ourselves to object tracker list
+ wxTrackable *pt = dynamic_cast<wxTrackable*>(pobj);
+ if ( pt )
+ {
+ pt->AddNode(this);
+ m_pobj = pobj;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ // If the object we want to track does not support wxTackable, then
+ // log a message and keep the NULL object pointer.
+ wxFAIL_MSG( "Tracked class should inherit from wxTrackable" );
+ }
}
}
+ virtual void OnObjectDestroy()
+ {
+ wxASSERT_MSG( m_pobj, "tracked object should have removed us itself" );
+
+ m_pobj = NULL;
+ }
+
T *m_pobj;
};
+#endif // #ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC_CAST
+
+
// Provide some basic types of weak references
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxObject;
class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxEvtHandler;
class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_CORE wxWindow;
-typedef wxWeakRef<wxObject> wxObjectRef;
+
typedef wxWeakRef<wxEvtHandler> wxEvtHandlerRef;
typedef wxWeakRef<wxWindow> wxWindowRef;