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+/**
+ * @file RefCounted.cpp
+ * Implements the RefCounted class.
+ * @ingroup generic-util
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 Joel Baxter
+ *
+ * This file is part of MeshTex.
+ *
+ * MeshTex is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * MeshTex is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with MeshTex. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "RefCounted.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * Default constructor. Initialize reference count to zero.
+ */
+RefCounted::RefCounted() :
+ _refCount(0)
+{
+}
+
+/**
+ * Virtual destructor.
+ */
+RefCounted::~RefCounted()
+{
+}
+
+/**
+ * Increment reference count.
+ */
+void
+RefCounted::IncRef()
+{
+ ++_refCount;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decrement reference count, and self-delete if count is <= 0.
+ */
+void
+RefCounted::DecRef()
+{
+ if (--_refCount <= 0)
+ {
+ delete this;
+ }
+}