= smart pointer =
{{{~cpp
#ifndef _SMARTPTR_H
#define _SMARTPTR_H

// reference countable smart point
// circular member setting will not free memory
//
// eg) 
// CA has SmartPtr<CB> member and CB has SmartPtr<CA> member.
// In other word, each object has the other object's smart pointer.
// CA will be freed after CB is freed, and vise versa.
// Memory will not be freed forever.

template<class _Ty>
class SmartPtr {
	struct RefPtr {
		_Ty *_Ptr;
		int _Refcnt;
	};
public:
	typedef _Ty element_type;
	explicit SmartPtr(_Ty *_P = 0) throw ()
	{
		if(_P != 0)
		{
			_Ptr = new RefPtr;
			_Ptr->_Ptr = _P;
			_Ptr->_Refcnt = 0;

			IncRefcnt();
		}
		else
			_Ptr = 0;
	}
	SmartPtr(const SmartPtr<_Ty>& _Y) throw ()
		: _Ptr(_Y._Ptr) 
	{
		IncRefcnt();
	}

	SmartPtr<_Ty>& operator=(const SmartPtr<_Ty>& _Y) throw ()
	{
		if (this != &_Y)
		{
			if (_Ptr != _Y._Ptr)
			{
				DecRefcnt();

				_Ptr = _Y._Ptr;

				IncRefcnt();
			}
		}
		return (*this); 
	}

	~SmartPtr()
	{
		DecRefcnt();
	}
	_Ty& operator*() const throw ()
		{return (*get()); }
	_Ty *operator->() const throw ()
		{return (get()); }
	_Ty *get() const throw ()
		{return (_Ptr->_Ptr); }
	_Ty *release() throw ()
	{
		_Ty *_tPtr = _Ptr->_Ptr;
		if(_Ptr)
		{
			--(_Ptr->_Refcnt);
			if(_Ptr->_Refcnt <= 0)
			{
			}
			_Ptr = NULL;
		}
		
		return (_tPtr); 
	}
	bool operator !()
	{
		if(_Ptr == 0) return TRUE;
		return FALSE;
	}

	template<class _OTy>
	operator SmartPtr<_OTy>()
	{
		return SmartPtr<_OTy> (_Ptr);
	}

private:
	void IncRefcnt()
	{
		if(_Ptr)
			++(_Ptr->_Refcnt);
	}

	void DecRefcnt()
	{
		if(_Ptr)
		{
			--(_Ptr->_Refcnt);
			if(_Ptr->_Refcnt <= 0)
			{
				delete _Ptr->_Ptr;
				_Ptr->_Ptr = NULL;
				delete _Ptr;
			}
			_Ptr = NULL;
		}
	}

private:
	RefPtr *_Ptr;
};
#endif
}}}
= thread =
이런게 있기 때문에 C++ 이 재미있는게 아닐까? - [eternalbleu]
   이런걸 안써도 되어서 Python이 재미있는 것일지도. (하지만 Extending 쪽에서는 결국 써야 하는.. 흑) --[1002]