RefCountedObject.java

/* 
 * Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Wayne Meissner
 * 
 * This file is part of gstreamer-java.
 *
 * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 only, as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * version 3 for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * version 3 along with this work.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package org.gstreamer.lowlevel;

/**
 * A {@link NativeObject} that has an associated reference count
 * @author wayne
 */
abstract public class RefCountedObject extends NativeObject {
    /** Creates a new instance of RefCountedObject */
    protected RefCountedObject(Initializer init) {
        super(init);
        if (init.ownsHandle && init.needRef) {
            ref();
        }
    }
    // overridden in subclasses
    abstract protected void ref();
    abstract protected void unref();
}