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fobject.h File Reference

Basic Object implementing FUnknown. More...

#include "pluginterfaces/base/funknown.h"
#include "pluginterfaces/base/iupdatehandler.h"
#include "base/source/fdebug.h"

Classes

class  FObject
 Implements FUnknown and IDependent. More...
 

Namespaces

namespace  Steinberg
 
namespace  Steinberg::Singleton
 Automatic creation and destruction of singleton instances.
 

Macros

#define SMTG_DEPENDENCY_COUNT   DEVELOPMENT
 
#define SINGLETON(ClassName)
 
#define OBJ_METHODS(className, baseClass)
 
#define REFCOUNT_METHODS(BaseClass)
 Delegate refcount functions to BaseClass.
 
Macros to implement FUnknown::queryInterface ().

Examples:

class Foo : public FObject, public IFoo2, public IFoo3
{
...
DEF_INTERFACE (IFoo2)
DEF_INTERFACE (IFoo3)
// Implement IFoo2 interface ...
// Implement IFoo3 interface ...
...
};
#define DEFINE_INTERFACES
 Start defining interfaces.
 
#define DEF_INTERFACE(InterfaceName)   QUERY_INTERFACE (iid, obj, InterfaceName::iid, InterfaceName)
 Add a interfaces.
 
#define END_DEFINE_INTERFACES(BaseClass)
 End defining interfaces.
 
Convenient macros to implement Steinberg::FUnknown::queryInterface ().

Examples:

class Foo : public FObject, public IFoo2, public IFoo3
{
...
DEF_INTERFACES_2(IFoo2,IFoo3,FObject)
...
};
#define DEF_INTERFACES_1(InterfaceName, BaseClass)
 
#define DEF_INTERFACES_2(InterfaceName1, InterfaceName2, BaseClass)
 
#define DEF_INTERFACES_3(InterfaceName1, InterfaceName2, InterfaceName3, BaseClass)
 
#define DEF_INTERFACES_4(InterfaceName1, InterfaceName2, InterfaceName3, InterfaceName4, BaseClass)
 
Convenient macros to implement Steinberg::FUnknown methods.

Examples:

class Foo : public FObject, public IFoo2, public IFoo3
{
...
FUNKNOWN_METHODS2(IFoo2,IFoo3,FObject)
...
};
#define FUNKNOWN_METHODS(InterfaceName, BaseClass)
 
#define FUNKNOWN_METHODS2(InterfaceName1, InterfaceName2, BaseClass)
 
#define FUNKNOWN_METHODS3(InterfaceName1, InterfaceName2, InterfaceName3, BaseClass)
 
#define FUNKNOWN_METHODS4(InterfaceName1, InterfaceName2, InterfaceName3, InterfaceName4, BaseClass)
 

Typedefs

using FClassID = FIDString
 

Functions

template<class C >
C * FCast (const FObject *object)
 FCast overload 1 - FObject to FObject.
 
template<class C >
C * FCast (FUnknown *unknown)
 FCast overload 2 - FUnknown to FObject.
 
template<class I >
IPtr< I > ICast (FObject *object)
 ICast - casting from FObject to FUnknown Interface.
 
template<class I >
IPtr< I > ICast (FUnknown *object)
 ICast - casting from FUnknown to another FUnknown Interface.
 
template<class C >
C * FCastIsA (const FObject *object)
 
template<class C >
 SMTG_DEPRECATED_MSG ("use ICast<>") inline C *FUCast(FObject *object)
 
template<class T >
void AssignShared (T *&dest, T *newPtr)
 
template<class T >
void AssignSharedDependent (IDependent *_this, T *&dest, T *newPtr)
 
template<class T >
void AssignSharedDependent (IDependent *_this, IPtr< T > &dest, T *newPtr)
 
template<class T >
void SafeReleaseDependent (IDependent *_this, T *&dest)
 
template<class T >
void SafeReleaseDependent (IDependent *_this, IPtr< T > &dest)
 
void registerInstance (FObject **o)
 registers an instance (type FObject)
 
bool isTerminated ()
 Returns true when singleton instances were already released.
 
void lockRegister ()
 lock and unlock the singleton registration for multi-threading safety
 
void unlockRegister ()
 
Convenience methods that call release or delete respectively

on a pointer if it is non-zero, and then set the pointer to zero.

Note: you should prefer using IPtr or OPtr instead of these methods whenever possible. Examples:

~Foo ()
{
// instead of ...
if (somePointer)
{
somePointer->release ();
somePointer = 0;
}
// ... just being lazy I write
SafeRelease (somePointer)
}
template<class I >
void SafeRelease (I *&ptr)
 
template<class I >
void SafeRelease (IPtr< I > &ptr)
 
template<class T >
void SafeDelete (T *&ptr)
 

Detailed Description

Basic Object implementing FUnknown.

Macro Definition Documentation

#define SMTG_DEPENDENCY_COUNT   DEVELOPMENT
#define SINGLETON (   ClassName)
Value:
static ClassName* instance (bool create = true) \
{ \
static Steinberg::FObject* inst = nullptr; \
if (inst == nullptr && create && Steinberg::Singleton::isTerminated () == false) \
{ \
if (inst == nullptr) \
{ \
inst = NEW ClassName; \
} \
} \
return (ClassName*)inst; \
}
#define OBJ_METHODS (   className,
  baseClass 
)
Value:
static inline Steinberg::FClassID getFClassID () {return (#className);} \
virtual Steinberg::FClassID isA () const SMTG_OVERRIDE {return className::getFClassID ();} \
virtual bool isA (Steinberg::FClassID s) const SMTG_OVERRIDE {return isTypeOf (s, false);} \
virtual bool isTypeOf (Steinberg::FClassID s, bool askBaseClass = true) const SMTG_OVERRIDE \
{ return (FObject::classIDsEqual (s, #className) ? true : (askBaseClass ? baseClass::isTypeOf (s, true) : false)); }
#define REFCOUNT_METHODS (   BaseClass)
Value:
virtual Steinberg::uint32 PLUGIN_API addRef ()SMTG_OVERRIDE{ return BaseClass::addRef (); } \
virtual Steinberg::uint32 PLUGIN_API release ()SMTG_OVERRIDE{ return BaseClass::release (); }

Delegate refcount functions to BaseClass.

BaseClase must implement ref counting.

#define DEFINE_INTERFACES
Value:
Steinberg::tresult PLUGIN_API queryInterface (const Steinberg::TUID iid, void** obj) SMTG_OVERRIDE \
{

Start defining interfaces.

#define DEF_INTERFACE (   InterfaceName)    QUERY_INTERFACE (iid, obj, InterfaceName::iid, InterfaceName)

Add a interfaces.

#define END_DEFINE_INTERFACES (   BaseClass)
Value:
return BaseClass::queryInterface (iid, obj); \
}

End defining interfaces.

#define DEF_INTERFACES_1 (   InterfaceName,
  BaseClass 
)
Value:
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName) \
END_DEFINE_INTERFACES (BaseClass)
#define DEF_INTERFACES_2 (   InterfaceName1,
  InterfaceName2,
  BaseClass 
)
Value:
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName1) \
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName2) \
END_DEFINE_INTERFACES (BaseClass)
#define DEF_INTERFACES_3 (   InterfaceName1,
  InterfaceName2,
  InterfaceName3,
  BaseClass 
)
Value:
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName1) \
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName2) \
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName3) \
END_DEFINE_INTERFACES (BaseClass)
#define DEF_INTERFACES_4 (   InterfaceName1,
  InterfaceName2,
  InterfaceName3,
  InterfaceName4,
  BaseClass 
)
Value:
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName1) \
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName2) \
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName3) \
DEF_INTERFACE (InterfaceName4) \
END_DEFINE_INTERFACES (BaseClass)
#define FUNKNOWN_METHODS (   InterfaceName,
  BaseClass 
)
Value:
DEF_INTERFACES_1(InterfaceName,BaseClass) \
REFCOUNT_METHODS(BaseClass)
#define FUNKNOWN_METHODS2 (   InterfaceName1,
  InterfaceName2,
  BaseClass 
)
Value:
DEF_INTERFACES_2(InterfaceName1,InterfaceName2,BaseClass) \
REFCOUNT_METHODS(BaseClass)
#define FUNKNOWN_METHODS3 (   InterfaceName1,
  InterfaceName2,
  InterfaceName3,
  BaseClass 
)
Value:
DEF_INTERFACES_3(InterfaceName1,InterfaceName2,InterfaceName3,BaseClass) \
REFCOUNT_METHODS(BaseClass)
#define FUNKNOWN_METHODS4 (   InterfaceName1,
  InterfaceName2,
  InterfaceName3,
  InterfaceName4,
  BaseClass 
)
Value:
DEF_INTERFACES_4(InterfaceName1,InterfaceName2,InterfaceName3,InterfaceName4,BaseClass) \
REFCOUNT_METHODS(BaseClass)
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