3 * Declares the RefCounted class.
4 * @ingroup generic-util
8 * Copyright 2012 Joel Baxter
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26 #if !defined(INCLUDED_REFCOUNTED_H)
27 #define INCLUDED_REFCOUNTED_H
30 * A mixin for maintaining a reference count associated with an object, and
31 * destroying that object when the count falls to zero. Since this class
32 * implements the IncRef and DecRef interfaces used by the Radiant
33 * SmartPointer and SmartReference templates, those templates can
34 * automatically handle the reference counting for classes that inherit from
37 * @ingroup generic-util
41 public: // public methods
46 virtual ~RefCounted();
48 /// @name Reference counting
54 private: // private member vars
62 #endif // #if !defined(INCLUDED_REFCOUNTED_H)