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.TH QGuardedPtr 3qt "11 October 2001" "Trolltech AS" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
QGuardedPtr \- Template class that provides guarded pointers to QObjects
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\fC#include <qguardedptr.h>\fR
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.SS "Public Members"
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.BI "\fBQGuardedPtr\fR ()"
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.BI "\fBQGuardedPtr\fR ( T * p )"
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.BI "\fBQGuardedPtr\fR ( const QGuardedPtr<T> & p )"
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.BI "\fB~QGuardedPtr\fR ()"
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.BI "QGuardedPtr<T> & \fBoperator=\fR ( const QGuardedPtr<T> & p )"
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.BI "QGuardedPtr<T> & \fBoperator=\fR ( T * p )"
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.BI "bool \fBoperator==\fR ( const QGuardedPtr<T> & p ) const"
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.BI "bool \fBoperator!=\fR ( const QGuardedPtr<T> & p ) const"
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.BI "bool \fBisNull\fR () const"
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.BI "T * \fBoperator->\fR () const"
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.BI "T & \fBoperator*\fR () const"
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.BI "\fBoperator T *\fR () const"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
The QGuardedPtr class is a template class that provides guarded pointers to QObjects.
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A guarded pointer, QGuardedPtr<\fIX\fR>, behaves like a normal C++ pointer \fIX*\fR, except that it is automatically set to null when the referenced object is destroyed (unlike normal C++ pointers, which become "dangling pointers" in such cases). \fIX\fR must be a subclass of QObject.
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Guarded pointers are useful whenever you need to store a pointer to a QObject that is owned by someone else and therefore might be destroyed while you still keep a reference to it. You can safely test the pointer for validity.
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Example:
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      QGuardedPtr<QFrame> label = new QLabel( 0,"label" );
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      label->setText("I like guarded pointers");
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      delete (QLabel*) label; // emulate somebody destroying the label
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      if ( label)
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          label->show();
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      else
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          qDebug("The label has been destroyed");
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The program will output
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      The label has been destroyed
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rather than dereferencing an invalid address in \fClabel->show()\fR.
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The functions and operators available with a QGuardedPtr are the same as those available with a normal unguarded pointer, except the pointer arithmetic operators (++, --, -, and +), which are normally used only with arrays of objects. Use them like normal pointers and you will not need to read this class documentation.
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For creating guarded pointers, you can construct or assign to them from an X* or from another guarded pointer of the same type. You can compare them with each other for equality (==) and inequality (!=), or test for null with isNull(). Finally, you can dereference them using either the \fC*x\fR or the \fCx->member\fR notation.
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A guarded pointer will automatically cast to an X*, so you can freely mix guarded and unguarded pointers. This means that if you have a QGuardedPtr<QWidget>, you can pass it to a function that requires a QWidget*. For this reason, it is of little value to declare functions to take a QGuardedPtr as a parameter - just use normal pointers. Use a QGuardedPtr when you are storing a pointer over time.
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Note again that class \fIX\fR must inherit QObject, or a compilation or link error will result.
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See also Object Model.
.SH MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION
.SH "QGuardedPtr::QGuardedPtr ()"
Constructs a null guarded pointer.
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See also isNull().
.SH "QGuardedPtr::QGuardedPtr ( T * p )"
Constructs a guarded pointer that points to same object as \fIp\fR points to.
.SH "QGuardedPtr::QGuardedPtr ( const QGuardedPtr<T> & p )"
Copy one guarded pointer from another. The constructed guarded pointer points to the same object that \fIp\fR points to (which may be null).
.SH "QGuardedPtr::~QGuardedPtr ()"
Destroys the guarded pointer. Just like a normal pointer, destroying a guarded pointer does \fInot\fR destroy the object being pointed to.
.SH "bool QGuardedPtr::isNull () const"
Returns \fCTRUE\fR if the referenced object has been destroyed or if there is no referenced object.
.SH "QGuardedPtr::operator T * () const"
Cast operator; implements pointer semantics. Because of this function you can pass a QGuardedPtr<X> to a function where an X* is required.
.SH "bool QGuardedPtr::operator!= ( const QGuardedPtr<T> & p ) const"
Inequality operator; implements pointer semantics, the negation of operator==. Returns TRUE if \fIp\fR and this guarded pointer are not pointing to the same object; otherwise returns FALSE.
.SH "T & QGuardedPtr::operator* () const"
Dereference operator; implements pointer semantics. Just use this operator as you would with a normal C++ pointer.
.SH "T * QGuardedPtr::operator-> () const"
Overloaded arrow operator; implements pointer semantics. Just use this operator as you would with a normal C++ pointer.
.SH "QGuardedPtr<T> & QGuardedPtr::operator= ( const QGuardedPtr<T> & p )"
Assignment operator. This guarded pointer then points to the same object as \fIp\fR points to.
.SH "QGuardedPtr<T> & QGuardedPtr::operator= ( T * p )"
This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It behaves essentially like the above function.
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Assignment operator. This guarded pointer then points to same object as \fIp\fR points to.
.SH "bool QGuardedPtr::operator== ( const QGuardedPtr<T> & p ) const"
Equality operator; implements traditional pointer semantics. Returns TRUE if both \fIp\fR and this guarded pointer are null, or if both \fIp\fR and this point to the same object; otherwise returns FALSE.
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See also operator!=().

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR http://doc.trolltech.com/qguardedptr.html
.BR http://www.trolltech.com/faq/tech.html
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1992-2001 Trolltech AS, http://www.trolltech.com.  See the
license file included in the distribution for a complete license
statement.
.SH AUTHOR
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.SH BUGS
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.BR http://doc.trolltech.com/bughowto.html .
Good bug reports help us to help you. Thank you.
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users who prefer man pages, although this format is not officially
supported by Trolltech. 
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