#ifndef INC_RefCount_hpp__
#define INC_RefCount_hpp__
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#include <antlr/config.hpp>

#ifdef ANTLR_CXX_SUPPORTS_NAMESPACE
namespace antlr {
#endif

template<class T>
class ANTLR_API RefCount {
private:
	struct Ref {
		T* const ptr;
		unsigned int count;

		Ref(T* p) : ptr(p), count(1) {}
		~Ref() {delete ptr;}
		Ref* increment() {++count;return this;}
		bool decrement() {return (--count==0);}
	private:
		Ref(const Ref&);
		Ref& operator=(const Ref&);
	}* ref;

public:
	explicit RefCount(T* p = 0)
	: ref(p ? new Ref(p) : 0)
	{
	}
	RefCount(const RefCount<T>& other)
	: ref(other.ref ? other.ref->increment() : 0)
	{
	}
	~RefCount()
	{
		if (ref && ref->decrement())
			delete ref;
	}
	RefCount<T>& operator=(const RefCount<T>& other)
	{
		Ref* tmp = other.ref ? other.ref->increment() : 0;
		if (ref && ref->decrement())
			delete ref;
		ref = tmp;
		return *this;
	}

	operator T* () const
	{
		return ref ? ref->ptr : 0;
	}

	T* operator->() const
	{
		return ref ? ref->ptr : 0;
	}

	T* get() const
	{
		return ref ? ref->ptr : 0;
	}

	template<class newType> operator RefCount<newType>()
	{
		return RefCount<newType>(ref);
	}
};

#ifdef ANTLR_CXX_SUPPORTS_NAMESPACE
}
#endif

#endif //INC_RefCount_hpp__
