Reference Class Reference

Base class for all objects that require reference management. More...

#include <reference.h>

Inheritance diagram for Reference:

Public Member Functions
virtual int32_t	release () const =0
	Releases the instance.
virtual int32_t	retain () const =0
	Retains the instance.
virtual int32_t	retainCount () const =0
	Returns the current reference count.

Detailed Description

Base class for all objects that require reference management.

Member Function Documentation

release()

virtual int32_t release ( ) const

pure virtual

Releases the instance.

Decrements the internal reference count.

Returns

the new reference count.

Implemented in TranscoderCallback, and Stream.

retain()

virtual int32_t retain ( ) const

pure virtual

Retains the instance.

Increments the internal reference count.

Returns

the updated reference count.

Implemented in TranscoderCallback, and Stream.

retainCount()

virtual int32_t retainCount ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns the current reference count.

Returns

the current reference count.

Implemented in TranscoderCallback, and Stream.