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+/**
+ * @file llrefcount.h
+ * @brief Base class for reference counted objects for use with LLPointer
+ *
+ * $LicenseInfo:firstyear=2002&license=viewergpl$
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2009, Linden Research, Inc.
+ *
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+ * $/LicenseInfo$
+ */
+#ifndef LLREFCOUNT_H
+#define LLREFCOUNT_H
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// RefCount objects should generally only be accessed by way of LLPointer<>'s
+// see llthread.h for LLThreadSafeRefCount
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class LLRefCount
+{
+protected:
+ LLRefCount(const LLRefCount&); // not implemented
+private:
+ LLRefCount&operator=(const LLRefCount&); // not implemented
+
+protected:
+ virtual ~LLRefCount(); // use unref()
+
+public:
+ LLRefCount();
+
+ void ref()
+ {
+ mRef++;
+ }
+
+ S32 unref()
+ {
+ llassert(mRef >= 1);
+ if (0 == --mRef)
+ {
+ delete this;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return mRef;
+ }
+
+ S32 getNumRefs() const
+ {
+ return mRef;
+ }
+
+private:
+ S32 mRef;
+};
+
+#endif