Base class for all reference counted objects. More...

#include <cmtkObject.h>

Inheritance diagram for cmtk::Object:

Public Member Functions
virtual int	Reference () const
	Register another object as this objects owner.
virtual void	Delete ()
	Destroy this object.
void	SetReferenceCount (const int referenceCount)
	Directly set the reference counter.
int	GetReferenceCount () const
	Get the reference counter.
long	GetModifiedTime () const
	Return this objects last modification time.
void	UpdateModifiedTime ()
	Set time of last modification to current time.
void	UpdateModifiedTime (long modifiedTime)
	Explicitly set time of last modification.
template<class C >
bool	ReplaceObject (C &to, C const from)
	Utility function: Replace one reference counted object by another.
	Object ()
	Default constructor.
virtual	~Object ()
	Virtual constructor.
Static Public Member Functions
static long	GetCurrentTime ()
	Query the time processing counter.
Private Attributes
int	ReferenceCount
	The actual reference counter.
long	ModifiedTime
	Last modification time.

Detailed Description

Base class for all reference counted objects.

This class to some extent shadows VTK's respective class. However, our class should make be a little more runtime- and memory-efficient.

Definition at line 128 of file cmtkObject.h.

Member Function Documentation

virtual int cmtk::Object::Reference ( ) const [inline, virtual]

Register another object as this objects owner.

The reference counter of this object is also incremented.

Definition at line 136 of file cmtkObject.h.

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