FXMarkedPtr.h

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#ifndef FXMARKEDPTR_H
#define FXMARKEDPTR_H

namespace FX {


template<typename TYPE>
class FXMarkedPtr {
private:
  union Un { FXuval val; TYPE* ptr; };
private:
  Un as;
public:

  // Default constructor
  FXMarkedPtr(){ as.ptr=nullptr; }

  // Init with pointer
  FXMarkedPtr(TYPE* p){ as.ptr=p; }

  // Copy constructor
  FXMarkedPtr(const FXMarkedPtr<TYPE>& org):as(org.as){ }

  // Assignment
  FXMarkedPtr<TYPE>& operator=(TYPE* p){ as.ptr=p; return *this; }

  // Assignment
  FXMarkedPtr<TYPE>& operator=(const FXMarkedPtr<TYPE>& org){ as=org.as; return *this; }

  // Get pointer
  TYPE* ptr() const { Un x={as.val&~1L}; return x.ptr; }

  // Set pointer, keeping the flag
  void ptr(TYPE* p){ FXuval v=as&1; as.ptr=p; as.val|=v; }

  // Conversion operators
  operator TYPE*() const { return ptr(); }

  // Dereference operator
  TYPE& operator*() const { return *ptr(); }

  // Follow pointer operator
  TYPE* operator->() const { return ptr(); }

  // Test for non-null
  operator FXbool() const { return !!ptr(); }

  // Test for NULL
  FXbool operator!() const { return !ptr(); }

  // Comparison operator.
  FXbool operator==(TYPE *p) const { return ptr()==p; }

  // Comparison operator.
  FXbool operator!=(TYPE *p) const { return ptr()!=p; }

  // Get flag
  FXbool flag() const { return !!(as.val&1L); }

  // Set flag
  void flag(FXbool flg){ as.val^=((0-flg)^as.val)&1L; }

  // Flip flag
  void flip(){ as.val^=1L; }

  // Destroy
 ~FXMarkedPtr(){ }
  };

}

#endif