IReference.h

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/*

AmnesiaEngine
Copyright (c) 2006 John DiSanti.

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*/

#ifndef AMN_IREFERENCE_H
#define AMN_IREFERENCE_H

namespace amn
{
        class IReference
        {
        public:
                IReference()
                {
                        referenceCount = 1;
                }
                virtual ~IReference()
                {
                }


                virtual bool drop()
                {
                        referenceCount--;
                        if(referenceCount == 0)
                        {
                                delete this;
                                return true;
                        }

                        return false;
                }

                virtual void grab()
                {
                        referenceCount++;
                }

        private:
                int referenceCount;
        };
};

#endif//AMN_IREFERENCE_H

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