#ifndef _REFCNTR_H_
#define _REFCNTR_H_
// See Stroustrup C++ 3rd ed, p. 783
template <class X> class RefCntr {
X *rep;
int *pcount;
public:
X * operator->() {return rep;}
RefCntr() : rep(0), pcount(0) {}
RefCntr(X *pp) : rep(pp), pcount(new int(1)) {}
RefCntr(const RefCntr &r) :rep(r.rep), pcount(r.pcount) { (*pcount)++;}
RefCntr& operator=(const RefCntr& r) {
if (rep == r.rep) return *this;
if (pcount && --(*pcount) == 0) {
delete rep;
delete pcount;
}
rep = r.rep;
pcount = r.pcount;
if (pcount)
(*pcount)++;
return *this;
}
~RefCntr() {if (--(*pcount) == 0) {delete rep;delete pcount;}}
int getcnt() const {return *pcount;}
const X * getptr() const {return rep;}
};
#endif /*_REFCNTR_H_ */