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+// Copyright (C) 2007-2012 CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+// version 2.1 of the License.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+//
+// See http://www.salome-platform.org/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.com
+//
+
+#ifndef __PARAMEDMEM_MEDCOUPLINGAUTOREFCOUNTOBJECTPTR_HXX__
+#define __PARAMEDMEM_MEDCOUPLINGAUTOREFCOUNTOBJECTPTR_HXX__
+
+#include "MEDCouplingRefCountObject.hxx"
+
+namespace ParaMEDMEM
+{
+ template<class T>
+ class MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr
+ {
+ public:
+ MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr(const MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr& other):_ptr(0) { referPtr(other._ptr); }
+ MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr(T *ptr=0):_ptr(ptr) { }
+ ~MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr() { destroyPtr(); }
+ bool operator==(const MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr& other) { return _ptr==other._ptr; }
+ MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr &operator=(const MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr& other) { if(_ptr!=other._ptr) { destroyPtr(); referPtr(other._ptr); } return *this; }
+ MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr &operator=(T *ptr) { if(_ptr!=ptr) { destroyPtr(); _ptr=ptr; } return *this; }
+ T *operator->() { return _ptr ; }
+ const T *operator->() const { return _ptr; }
+ T& operator*() { return *_ptr; }
+ const T& operator*() const { return *_ptr; }
+ operator T *() { return _ptr; }
+ operator const T *() const { return _ptr; }
+ private:
+ void referPtr(T *ptr) { _ptr=ptr; if(_ptr) _ptr->incrRef(); }
+ void destroyPtr() { if(_ptr) _ptr->decrRef(); }
+ private:
+ T *_ptr;
+ };
+}
+
+#endif
