vtkNew< T > Class Template Reference

Allocate and hold a VTK object. More...

#include <vtkNew.h>

Public Member Functions
	vtkNew ()
	Create a new T on construction.
T *	operator-> () const noexcept
	Enable pointer-like dereference syntax.
T &	operator* () const noexcept
	Dereference the pointer and return a reference to the contained object.
vtkNew< T > &	operator= (vtkNew< T > &&other) noexcept
	Move assignment operator.
	vtkNew (vtkNew &&o) noexcept
	Move the object into the constructed vtkNew wrapper, stealing its reference.
template<typename U >
	vtkNew (vtkNew< U > &&o) noexcept
	Move the object into the constructed vtkNew wrapper, stealing its reference.
void	Reset ()
	Deletes reference to instance of T.
T *	GetPointer () const noexcept
	Get a raw pointer to the contained object.
T *	Get () const noexcept
	Get a raw pointer to the contained object.
	operator T* () const noexcept
	Get a raw pointer to the contained object.

Friends
template<typename U >
class	vtkNew
template<typename U >
class	vtkSmartPointer
template<typename U >
class	vtkWeakPointer

Detailed Description

template<class T>
class vtkNew< T >

Allocate and hold a VTK object.

vtkNew is a class template that on construction allocates and initializes an instance of its template argument using T::New(). It assumes ownership of one reference during its lifetime, and calls T->Delete() on destruction.

Automatic casting to raw pointer is available for convenience, but users of this method should ensure that they do not return this pointer if the vtkNew will go out of scope without incrementing its reference count.

vtkNew is a drop in replacement for vtkSmartPointer, for example,

vtkNew<vtkRenderer> ren;
vtkNew<vtkRenderWindow> renWin;
renWin->AddRenderer(ren);
vtkNew<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> iren;
iren->SetRenderWindow(renWin);

See also

vtkSmartPointer vtkWeakPointer

Examples:

vtkNew (Examples)

Tests:

vtkNew (Tests)

Definition at line 50 of file vtkNew.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkNew() [1/3]

template<class T >

vtkNew< T >::vtkNew ( )

inline

Create a new T on construction.

Definition at line 83 of file vtkNew.h.

vtkNew() [2/3]

template<class T >

vtkNew< T >::vtkNew ( vtkNew< T > &&  o )

inlinenoexcept

Move the object into the constructed vtkNew wrapper, stealing its reference.

The argument is reset to nullptr.

Definition at line 94 of file vtkNew.h.

vtkNew() [3/3]

template<class T >

template<typename U >

vtkNew< T >::vtkNew ( vtkNew< U > &&  o )

inlinenoexcept

Move the object into the constructed vtkNew wrapper, stealing its reference.

The argument is reset to nullptr.

Definition at line 101 of file vtkNew.h.

~vtkNew()

template<class T >

vtkNew< T >::~vtkNew ( )

inline

Deletes reference to instance of T.

Definition at line 114 of file vtkNew.h.

Member Function Documentation

Reset()

template<class T >

void vtkNew< T >::Reset ( )

inline

Deletes reference to instance of T.

Definition at line 116 of file vtkNew.h.

operator->()

template<class T >

T * vtkNew< T >::operator-> ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

Enable pointer-like dereference syntax.

Returns a pointer to the contained object.

Definition at line 131 of file vtkNew.h.

GetPointer()

template<class T >

T * vtkNew< T >::GetPointer ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

Get a raw pointer to the contained object.

When using this function be careful that the reference count does not drop to 0 when using the pointer returned. This will happen when the vtkNew object goes out of scope for example.

Definition at line 140 of file vtkNew.h.

Get()

template<class T >

T * vtkNew< T >::Get ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

Get a raw pointer to the contained object.

When using this function be careful that the reference count does not drop to 0 when using the pointer returned. This will happen when the vtkNew object goes out of scope for example.

Definition at line 141 of file vtkNew.h.

operator T*()

template<class T >

vtkNew< T >::operator T* ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

Get a raw pointer to the contained object.

When using this function be careful that the reference count does not drop to 0 when using the pointer returned. This will happen when the vtkNew object goes out of scope for example.

Definition at line 142 of file vtkNew.h.

operator*()

template<class T >

T & vtkNew< T >::operator* ( ) const

inlinenoexcept

Dereference the pointer and return a reference to the contained object.

When using this function be careful that the reference count does not drop to 0 when using the pointer returned. This will happen when the vtkNew object goes out of scope for example.

Definition at line 150 of file vtkNew.h.

operator=()

template<class T >

vtkNew< T > & vtkNew< T >::operator= ( vtkNew< T > &&  other )

inlinenoexcept

Move assignment operator.

Definition at line 155 of file vtkNew.h.

Friends And Related Symbol Documentation

vtkNew

template<class T >

template<typename U >

friend class vtkNew

friend

Definition at line 54 of file vtkNew.h.

vtkSmartPointer

template<class T >

template<typename U >

friend class vtkSmartPointer

friend

Definition at line 56 of file vtkNew.h.

vtkWeakPointer

template<class T >

template<typename U >

friend class vtkWeakPointer

friend

Definition at line 58 of file vtkNew.h.

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

• Common/Core/vtkMeta.h
• Common/Core/vtkNew.h