FXAutoPtr.h

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#ifndef FXAUTOPTR_H
#define FXAUTOPTR_H


namespace FX {


template<typename EType>
struct FXAutoPtrRef {
  EType* ptr;
  explicit FXAutoPtrRef(EType* src):ptr(src){ }
  };



template<typename EType>
class FXAutoPtr {
private:
  EType* ptr;
public:

  explicit FXAutoPtr(EType* src=nullptr):ptr(src){ }

  FXAutoPtr(FXAutoPtr<EType>& src):ptr(src.release()){ }

  FXAutoPtr(FXAutoPtrRef<EType> src):ptr(src.ptr){ }

  template <typename T> explicit FXAutoPtr(FXAutoPtr<T>& src):ptr(src.release()){ }

  FXAutoPtr& operator=(EType *src){ return reset(src); }

  FXAutoPtr& operator=(FXAutoPtr<EType>& src){ return reset(src.release()); }

  FXAutoPtr& operator=(FXAutoPtrRef<EType> src){ if(src.ptr!=ptr){ delete ptr; ptr=src.ptr; } return *this; }

  template<typename T> FXAutoPtr& operator=(FXAutoPtr<T>& src){ return reset(src.release()); }

  operator EType*() const { return ptr; }

  template<typename T> operator FXAutoPtr<T>() throw() { return FXAutoPtr<T>(this->release()); }

  template<typename T> operator FXAutoPtrRef<T>() throw() { return FXAutoPtrRef<T>(this->release()); }

  EType& operator*() const { return *ptr; }

  EType* operator->() const { return ptr; }

  EType& operator[](FXival i) const { return ptr[i]; }

  EType* release(){ EType* tmp=ptr; ptr=nullptr; return tmp; }

  FXAutoPtr& reset(EType* p=nullptr){ if(p!=ptr){ delete ptr; ptr=p; } return *this; }

  ~FXAutoPtr(){ delete ptr; }
  };


template <typename EType> FXStream& operator<<(FXStream& store,const FXAutoPtr<EType>& obj){
  EType *temp=obj; store << temp; return store;
  }


template <typename EType> FXStream& operator>>(FXStream& store,FXAutoPtr<EType>& obj){
  EType *temp; store >> temp; obj=temp; return store;
  }

}

#endif