QueuePointer Class Reference

An autopointer for the message queue. More...

#include <message.h>

Collaboration diagram for QueuePointer:

Detailed Description

An autopointer for the message queue.

Using an autopointer allows the queue to be released by the client and still exist until no drivers have messages relating to the queue still pending.

Public Member Functions
	QueuePointer ()
	Create a NULL autopointer;.
	QueuePointer (bool _Replace, size_t _Maxlen)
	Create an empty message queue and an auto pointer to it.
	~QueuePointer ()
	Destroy our reference to the message queue.
	QueuePointer (const QueuePointer &CopyFrom)
	Create a new reference to a message queue.
QueuePointer &	operator= (const QueuePointer &rhs)
	assign reference to our message queue
MessageQueue *	operator-> ()
	retrieve underlying object for use
MessageQueue *	get () const
	retrieve underlying object for use, may return a null pointer
MessageQueue &	operator* ()
	retrieve underlying object for use
bool	operator== (const QueuePointer &rhs)
	check if pointers are equal
bool	operator== (void *pointer)
	check if pointers are equal
bool	operator!= (const QueuePointer &rhs)
	check if pointers are equal
bool	operator!= (void *pointer)
	check if pointers are equal

Private Member Functions
void	DecRef ()
	Decrement ref count.

Private Attributes
MessageQueue *	Queue
	The queue we are pointing to.
unsigned int *	RefCount
	Reference count.
pthread_mutex_t *	Lock
	Used to lock access to refcount.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• message.h