//: C12:ReferenceCounting.cpp // From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com // (c) Bruce Eckel 2000 // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt // Reference count, copy-on-write #include "../require.h" #include #include using namespace std; class Dog { string nm; int refcount; Dog(const string& name) : nm(name), refcount(1) { cout << "Creating Dog: " << *this << endl; } // Prevent assignment: Dog& operator=(const Dog& rv); public: // Dogs can only be created on the heap: static Dog* make(const string& name) { return new Dog(name); } Dog(const Dog& d) : nm(d.nm + " copy"), refcount(1) { cout << "Dog copy-constructor: " << *this << endl; } ~Dog() { cout << "Deleting Dog: " << *this << endl; } void attach() { ++refcount; cout << "Attached Dog: " << *this << endl; } void detach() { require(refcount != 0); cout << "Detaching Dog: " << *this << endl; // Destroy object if no one is using it: if(--refcount == 0) delete this; } // Conditionally copy this Dog. // Call before modifying the Dog, assign // resulting pointer to your Dog*. Dog* unalias() { cout << "Unaliasing Dog: " << *this << endl; // Don't duplicate if not aliased: if(refcount == 1) return this; --refcount; // Use copy-constructor to duplicate: return new Dog(*this); } void rename(const string& newName) { nm = newName; cout << "Dog renamed to: " << *this << endl; } friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const Dog& d) { return os << "[" << d.nm << "], rc = " << d.refcount; } }; class DogHouse { Dog* p; string houseName; public: DogHouse(Dog* dog, const string& house) : p(dog), houseName(house) { cout << "Created DogHouse: "<< *this << endl; } DogHouse(const DogHouse& dh) : p(dh.p), houseName("copy-constructed " + dh.houseName) { p->attach(); cout << "DogHouse copy-constructor: " << *this << endl; } DogHouse& operator=(const DogHouse& dh) { // Check for self-assignment: if(&dh != this) { houseName = dh.houseName + " assigned"; // Clean up what you're using first: p->detach(); p = dh.p; // Like copy-constructor p->attach(); } cout << "DogHouse operator= : " << *this << endl; return *this; } // Decrement refcount, conditionally destroy ~DogHouse() { cout << "DogHouse destructor: " << *this << endl; p->detach(); } void renameHouse(const string& newName) { houseName = newName; } void unalias() { p = p->unalias(); } // Copy-on-write. Anytime you modify the // contents of the pointer you must // first unalias it: void renameDog(const string& newName) { unalias(); p->rename(newName); } // ... or when you allow someone else access: Dog* getDog() { unalias(); return p; } friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const DogHouse& dh) { return os << "[" << dh.houseName << "] contains " << *dh.p; } }; int main() { DogHouse fidos(Dog::make("Fido"), "FidoHouse"), spots(Dog::make("Spot"), "SpotHouse"); cout << "Entering copy-construction" << endl; DogHouse bobs(fidos); cout << "After copy-constructing bobs" << endl; cout << "fidos:" << fidos << endl; cout << "spots:" << spots << endl; cout << "bobs:" << bobs << endl; cout << "Entering spots = fidos" << endl; spots = fidos; cout << "After spots = fidos" << endl; cout << "spots:" << spots << endl; cout << "Entering self-assignment" << endl; bobs = bobs; cout << "After self-assignment" << endl; cout << "bobs:" << bobs << endl; // Comment out the following lines: cout << "Entering rename(\"Bob\")" << endl; bobs.getDog()->rename("Bob"); cout << "After rename(\"Bob\")" << endl; } ///:~