X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/7323ff1aee02cc8c8979b6b25f84049ab0c081ae..a8bda512079352ba81933e278d9ccdb8ef7a9866:/interface/wx/object.h diff --git a/interface/wx/object.h b/interface/wx/object.h index a526b79d5a..90435866f2 100644 --- a/interface/wx/object.h +++ b/interface/wx/object.h @@ -1,25 +1,30 @@ ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Name: object.h -// Purpose: interface of wxObjectRefData +// Purpose: interface of wxRefCounter // Author: wxWidgets team // RCS-ID: $Id$ -// Licence: wxWindows license +// Licence: wxWindows licence ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -/** - @class wxObjectRefData +/** @class wxObjectRefData + + This class is just a typedef to wxRefCounter and is used by wxObject. - This class is used to store reference-counted data. + Derive classes from this to store your own data in wxObject-derived + classes. When retrieving information from a wxObject's reference data, + you will need to cast to your own derived class. - Derive classes from this to store your own data. When retrieving information - from a wxObject's reference data, you will need to cast to your own derived class. + Below is an example illustrating how to store reference counted + data in a class derived from wxObject including copy-on-write + semantics. - @b Example: + @section objectrefdata_example Example @code // include file + // ------------ - class MyCar: public wxObject + class MyCar : public wxObject { public: MyCar() { } @@ -37,13 +42,16 @@ virtual wxObjectRefData *CreateRefData() const; virtual wxObjectRefData *CloneRefData(const wxObjectRefData *data) const; - DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(MyCar) + wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(MyCar) }; // implementation + // -------------- - class MyCarRefData: public wxObjectRefData + // the reference data class is typically a private class only visible in the + // implementation source file of the refcounted class. + class MyCarRefData : public wxObjectRefData { public: MyCarRefData() @@ -54,6 +62,9 @@ MyCarRefData( const MyCarRefData& data ) : wxObjectRefData() { + // copy refcounted data; this is usually a time- and memory-consuming operation + // and is only done when two (or more) MyCar instances need to unshare a + // common instance of MyCarRefData m_price = data.m_price; } @@ -62,16 +73,21 @@ return m_price == data.m_price; } + private: + // in real world, reference counting is usually used only when + // the wxObjectRefData-derived class holds data very memory-consuming; + // in this example the various MyCar instances may share a MyCarRefData + // instance which however only takes 4 bytes for this integer! int m_price; }; #define M_CARDATA ((MyCarRefData *)m_refData) - - IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(MyCar,wxObject) + wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(MyCar, wxObject); MyCar::MyCar( int price ) { + // here we init the MyCar internal data: m_refData = new MyCarRefData(); M_CARDATA->m_price = price; } @@ -88,15 +104,24 @@ bool MyCar::operator == ( const MyCar& car ) const { - if (m_refData == car.m_refData) return true; - - if (!m_refData || !car.m_refData) return false; - + if (m_refData == car.m_refData) + return true; + if (!m_refData || !car.m_refData) + return false; + + // here we use the MyCarRefData::operator==() function. + // Note however that this comparison may be very slow if the + // reference data contains a lot of data to be compared. return ( *(MyCarRefData*)m_refData == *(MyCarRefData*)car.m_refData ); } void MyCar::SetPrice( int price ) { + // since this function modifies one of the MyCar internal property, + // we need to be sure that the other MyCar instances which share the + // same MyCarRefData instance are not affected by this call. + // I.e. it's very important to call UnShare() in all setters of + // refcounted classes! UnShare(); M_CARDATA->m_price = price; @@ -106,7 +131,7 @@ { wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), -1, "invalid car" ); - return (M_CARDATA->m_price); + return M_CARDATA->m_price; } @endcode @@ -116,26 +141,45 @@ @see wxObject, wxObjectDataPtr, @ref overview_refcount */ -class wxObjectRefData +typedef wxRefCounter wxObjectRefData; + + +/** + @class wxRefCounter + + This class is used to manage reference-counting providing a simple + interface and a counter. wxRefCounter can be easily used together + with wxObjectDataPtr to ensure that no calls to wxRefCounter::DecRef() + are missed - thus avoiding memory leaks. + + wxObjectRefData is a typedef to wxRefCounter and is used as the + built-in reference counted storage for wxObject-derived classes. + + @library{wxbase} + @category{rtti} + + @see wxObject, wxObjectRefData, wxObjectDataPtr, @ref overview_refcount +*/ +class wxRefCounter { protected: /** Destructor. - It's declared @c protected so that wxObjectRefData instances + It's declared @c protected so that wxRefCounter instances will never be destroyed directly but only as result of a DecRef() call. */ - virtual ~wxObjectRefData(); + virtual ~wxRefCounter(); public: /** Default constructor. Initialises the internal reference count to 1. */ - wxObjectRefData(); + wxRefCounter(); /** Decrements the reference count associated with this shared data and, if - it reaches zero, destroys this instance of wxObjectRefData releasing its + it reaches zero, destroys this instance of wxRefCounter releasing its memory. Please note that after calling this function, the caller should @@ -177,24 +221,33 @@ public: wxObject can be used to implement @ref overview_refcount "reference counted" objects, such as wxPen, wxBitmap and others (see @ref overview_refcount_list "this list"). + See wxRefCounter and @ref overview_refcount for more info about + reference counting. @library{wxbase} @category{rtti} - @see wxClassInfo, @ref overview_debugging, wxObjectRefData + @see wxClassInfo, @ref overview_debugging, @ref overview_refcount, + wxObjectDataRef, wxObjectDataPtr */ class wxObject { public: + /** + Default ctor; initializes to @NULL the internal reference data. + */ wxObject(); /** Copy ctor. + + Sets the internal wxObject::m_refData pointer to point to the same + instance of the wxObjectRefData-derived class pointed by @c other and + increments the refcount of wxObject::m_refData. */ wxObject(const wxObject& other); - /** Destructor. @@ -202,28 +255,9 @@ public: */ virtual ~wxObject(); - /** - A virtual function that may be redefined by derived classes to allow dumping of - memory states. - - This function is only defined in debug build and exists only if @c __WXDEBUG__ - is defined. - - @param stream - Stream on which to output dump information. - - @remarks Currently wxWidgets does not define Dump() for derived classes, - but programmers may wish to use it for their own applications. - Be sure to call the Dump member of the class's base class to allow all - information to be dumped. - The implementation of this function in wxObject just writes - the class name of the object. - */ - void Dump(ostream& stream); - /** This virtual function is redefined for every class that requires run-time - type information, when using the ::DECLARE_CLASS macro (or similar). + type information, when using the ::wxDECLARE_CLASS macro (or similar). */ virtual wxClassInfo* GetClassInfo() const; @@ -241,12 +275,12 @@ public: Example: @code - bool tmp = obj->IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxFrame)); + bool tmp = obj->IsKindOf(wxCLASSINFO(wxFrame)); @endcode @param info A pointer to a class information object, which may be obtained - by using the ::CLASSINFO macro. + by using the ::wxCLASSINFO macro. @return @true if the class represented by info is the same class as this one or is derived from it. @@ -298,11 +332,7 @@ public: void UnRef(); /** - Ensure that this object's data is not shared with any other object. - - If we have no data, it is created using CreateRefData() below, - if we have shared data, it is copied using CloneRefData(), - otherwise nothing is done. + This is the same of AllocExclusive() but this method is public. */ void UnShare(); @@ -323,13 +353,55 @@ public: void* operator new(size_t size, const wxString& filename = NULL, int lineNum = 0); protected: + /** + Ensure that this object's data is not shared with any other object. + + If we have no data, it is created using CreateRefData(); + if we have shared data (i.e. data with a reference count greater than 1), + it is copied using CloneRefData(); otherwise nothing is done (the data + is already present and is not shared by other object instances). + + If you use this function you should make sure that you override the + CreateRefData() and CloneRefData() functions in your class otherwise + an assertion will fail at runtime. + */ + void AllocExclusive(); + + /** + Creates a new instance of the wxObjectRefData-derived class specific to + this object and returns it. + + This is usually implemented as a one-line call: + @code + wxObjectRefData *MyObject::CreateRefData() const + { + return new MyObjectRefData; + } + @endcode + */ + virtual wxObjectRefData *CreateRefData() const; + + /** + Creates a new instance of the wxObjectRefData-derived class specific to + this object and initializes it copying @a data. + + This is usually implemented as a one-line call: + @code + wxObjectRefData *MyObject::CloneRefData(const wxObjectRefData *data) const + { + // rely on the MyObjectRefData copy ctor: + return new MyObjectRefData(*(MyObjectRefData *)data); + } + @endcode + */ + virtual wxObjectRefData *CloneRefData(const wxObjectRefData *data) const; /** Pointer to an object which is the object's reference-counted data. @see Ref(), UnRef(), SetRefData(), GetRefData(), wxObjectRefData */ - wxObjectRefData* m_refData; + wxObjectRefData* m_refData; }; @@ -340,8 +412,8 @@ protected: This class stores meta-information about classes. Instances of this class are not generally defined directly by an application, - but indirectly through use of macros such as ::DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS and - ::IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS. + but indirectly through use of macros such as ::wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS and + ::wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS. @library{wxbase} @category{rtti} @@ -373,7 +445,7 @@ public: /** Finds the wxClassInfo object for a class with the given @a name. */ - static wxClassInfo* FindClass(wxChar* name); + static wxClassInfo* FindClass(const wxString& className); /** Returns the name of the first base class (@NULL if none). @@ -395,12 +467,6 @@ public: */ int GetSize() const; - /** - Initializes pointers in the wxClassInfo objects for fast execution of IsKindOf(). - Called in base wxWidgets library initialization. - */ - static void InitializeClasses(); - /** Returns @true if this class info can create objects of the associated class. */ @@ -409,41 +475,39 @@ public: /** Returns @true if this class is a kind of (inherits from) the given class. */ - bool IsKindOf(const wxClassInfo* info); + bool IsKindOf(const wxClassInfo* info) const; }; /** - This is helper template class primarily written to avoid memory leaks because of - missing calls to wxObjectRefData::DecRef(). + This is an helper template class primarily written to avoid memory leaks because + of missing calls to wxRefCounter::DecRef() and wxObjectRefData::DecRef(). Despite the name this template can actually be used as a smart pointer for any class implementing the reference counting interface which only consists of the two methods @b T::IncRef() and @b T::DecRef(). The difference to wxSharedPtr is that wxObjectDataPtr relies on the reference - counting to be in the class pointed to where instead wxSharedPtr implements the + counting to be in the class pointed to, where instead wxSharedPtr implements the reference counting itself. + Below is an example illustrating how to implement reference counted + data using wxRefCounter and wxObjectDataPtr with copy-on-write + semantics. - @b Example: + @section objectdataptr_example Example @code - class MyCarRefData: public wxObjectRefData + class MyCarRefData: public wxRefCounter { public: - MyCarRefData() { m_price = 0; } - - MyCarRefData( const MyCarRefData& data ) - : wxObjectRefData() - { - m_price = data.m_price; - } + MyCarRefData( int price = 0 ) : m_price(price) { } + MyCarRefData( const MyCarRefData& data ) : m_price(data.m_price) { } void SetPrice( int price ) { m_price = price; } - int GetPrice() { return m_price; } + int GetPrice() const { return m_price; } protected: int m_price; @@ -452,27 +516,37 @@ public: class MyCar { public: - MyCar( int price ) : m_data( new MyCarRefData ) + // initializes this MyCar assigning to the + // internal data pointer a new instance of MyCarRefData + MyCar( int price = 0 ) : m_data( new MyCarRefData(price) ) { - m_data->SetPrice( price ); } MyCar& operator =( const MyCar& tocopy ) { + // shallow copy: this is just a fast copy of pointers; the real + // memory-consuming data which typically is stored inside + // MyCarRefData is not copied here! m_data = tocopy.m_data; return *this; } bool operator == ( const MyCar& other ) const { - if (m_data.get() == other.m_data.get()) return true; - return (m_data->GetPrice() == other.m_data->GetPrice()); + if (m_data.get() == other.m_data.get()) + return true; // this instance and the 'other' one share the + // same MyCarRefData data... + + return (m_data.GetPrice() == other.m_data.GetPrice()); } void SetPrice( int price ) { - UnShare(); - m_data->SetPrice( price ); + // make sure changes to this class do not affect other instances + // currently sharing our same refcounted data: + UnShare(); + + m_data->SetPrice( price ); } int GetPrice() const @@ -500,6 +574,7 @@ public: @see wxObject, wxObjectRefData, @ref overview_refcount, wxSharedPtr, wxScopedPtr, wxWeakRef */ +template class wxObjectDataPtr { public: @@ -572,7 +647,7 @@ public: // Global functions/macros // ============================================================================ -/** @ingroup group_funcmacro_rtti */ +/** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_rtti */ //@{ /** @@ -580,21 +655,12 @@ public: @header{wx/object.h} */ -#define CLASSINFO( className ) - -/** - Used inside a class declaration to declare that the class should be made - known to the class hierarchy, but objects of this class cannot be created - dynamically. The same as DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(). - - @header{wx/object.h} -*/ -#define DECLARE_CLASS( className ) +#define wxCLASSINFO( className ) /** Used inside a class declaration to declare that the class should be made known to the class hierarchy, but objects of this class cannot be created - dynamically. The same as DECLARE_CLASS(). + dynamically. @header{wx/object.h} @@ -603,7 +669,7 @@ public: @code class wxCommand: public wxObject { - DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxCommand) + wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxCommand); private: ... @@ -612,14 +678,14 @@ public: }; @endcode */ -#define DECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS( className ) +#define wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS( className ) /** Used inside a class declaration to make the class known to wxWidgets RTTI system and also declare that the objects of this class should be dynamically creatable from run-time type information. Notice that this implies that the class should have a default constructor, if this is not - the case consider using DECLARE_CLASS(). + the case consider using wxDECLARE_ABSTRACT_CLASS(). @header{wx/object.h} @@ -628,7 +694,7 @@ public: @code class wxFrame: public wxWindow { - DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxFrame) + wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxFrame); private: const wxString& frameTitle; @@ -637,35 +703,27 @@ public: }; @endcode */ -#define DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS( className ) +#define wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS( className ) /** - Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class - that has run-time type information. The same as IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(). - - @header{wx/object.h} -*/ -#define IMPLEMENT_CLASS( className, baseClassName ) - -/** - Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class - that has run-time type information and two base classes. The same as - IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2(). + Used inside a class declaration to declare that the class should be made + known to the class hierarchy, but objects of this class cannot be created + dynamically. The same as wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(). @header{wx/object.h} */ -#define IMPLEMENT_CLASS2( className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2 ) +#define wxDECLARE_CLASS( className ) /** Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class - that has run-time type information. The same as IMPLEMENT_CLASS(). - + that has run-time type information. + @header{wx/object.h} Example: @code - IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxCommand, wxObject) + wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxCommand, wxObject); wxCommand::wxCommand(void) { @@ -673,16 +731,15 @@ public: } @endcode */ -#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS( className, baseClassName ) +#define wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS( className, baseClassName ) /** Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class - that has run-time type information and two base classes. The same as - IMPLEMENT_CLASS2(). + that has run-time type information and two base classes. @header{wx/object.h} */ -#define IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2( className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2 ) +#define wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS2( className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2 ) /** Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class @@ -694,7 +751,7 @@ public: Example: @code - IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxFrame, wxWindow) + wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxFrame, wxWindow); wxFrame::wxFrame(void) { @@ -702,7 +759,7 @@ public: } @endcode */ -#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS( className, baseClassName ) +#define wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS( className, baseClassName ) /** Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class @@ -711,7 +768,25 @@ public: @header{wx/object.h} */ -#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2( className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2 ) +#define wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2( className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2 ) + +/** + Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class + that has run-time type information, and whose instances can be created + dynamically. The same as wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(). + + @header{wx/object.h} +*/ +#define wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS( className, baseClassName ) + +/** + Used in a C++ implementation file to complete the declaration of a class + that has run-time type information and two base classes, and whose instances + can be created dynamically. The same as wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2(). + + @header{wx/object.h} +*/ +#define wxIMPLEMENT_CLASS2( className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2 ) /** Same as @c const_cast(x) if the compiler supports const cast or @c (T)x for @@ -828,7 +903,7 @@ wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxString& className); //@} -/** @ingroup group_funcmacro_debug */ +/** @addtogroup group_funcmacro_debug */ //@{ /**