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1 /*
2 ******************************************************************************
3 *
4 *   Copyright (C) 2002-2010, International Business Machines
5 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
6 *
7 ******************************************************************************
8 *   file name:  uobject.h
9 *   encoding:   US-ASCII
10 *   tab size:   8 (not used)
11 *   indentation:4
12 *
13 *   created on: 2002jun26
14 *   created by: Markus W. Scherer
15 */
16 
17 #ifndef __UOBJECT_H__
18 #define __UOBJECT_H__
19 
20 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
21 
22 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
23 
24 /**
25  * \file
26  * \brief C++ API: Common ICU base class UObject.
27  */
28 
29 /**  U_OVERRIDE_CXX_ALLOCATION - Define this to override operator new and
30  *                               delete in UMemory. Enabled by default for ICU.
31  *
32  *         Enabling forces all allocation of ICU object types to use ICU's
33  *         memory allocation. On Windows, this allows the ICU DLL to be used by
34  *         applications that statically link the C Runtime library, meaning that
35  *         the app and ICU will be using different heaps.
36  *
37  * @stable ICU 2.2
38  */
39 #ifndef U_OVERRIDE_CXX_ALLOCATION
40 #define U_OVERRIDE_CXX_ALLOCATION 1
41 #endif
42 
43 /**
44  * \def U_HAVE_PLACEMENT_NEW
45  *  Define this to define the placement new and
46  *                          delete in UMemory for STL.
47  *
48  * @stable ICU 2.6
49  */
50 #ifndef U_HAVE_PLACEMENT_NEW
51 #define U_HAVE_PLACEMENT_NEW 1
52 #endif
53 
54 
55 /**
56  * \def U_HAVE_DEBUG_LOCATION_NEW
57  * Define this to define the MFC debug
58  * version of the operator new.
59  *
60  * @stable ICU 3.4
61  */
62 #ifndef U_HAVE_DEBUG_LOCATION_NEW
63 #define U_HAVE_DEBUG_LOCATION_NEW 0
64 #endif
65 
66 /**
67  * @{
68  * \def U_NO_THROW
69  *         Define this to define the throw() specification so
70  *                 certain functions do not throw any exceptions
71  *
72  *         UMemory operator new methods should have the throw() specification
73  *         appended to them, so that the compiler adds the additional NULL check
74  *         before calling constructors. Without, if <code>operator new</code> returns NULL the
75  *         constructor is still called, and if the constructor references member
76  *         data, (which it typically does), the result is a segmentation violation.
77  *
78  * @draft ICU 4.2
79  */
80 #ifndef U_NO_THROW
81 #define U_NO_THROW throw()
82 #endif
83 
84 /** @} */
85 
86 /**
87  * UMemory is the common ICU base class.
88  * All other ICU C++ classes are derived from UMemory (starting with ICU 2.4).
89  *
90  * This is primarily to make it possible and simple to override the
91  * C++ memory management by adding new/delete operators to this base class.
92  *
93  * To override ALL ICU memory management, including that from plain C code,
94  * replace the allocation functions declared in cmemory.h
95  *
96  * UMemory does not contain any virtual functions.
97  * Common "boilerplate" functions are defined in UObject.
98  *
99  * @stable ICU 2.4
100  */
101 class U_COMMON_API UMemory {
102 public:
103 
104 /* test versions for debugging shaper heap memory problems */
105 #ifdef SHAPER_MEMORY_DEBUG
106     static void * NewArray(int size, int count);
107     static void * GrowArray(void * array, int newSize );
108     static void   FreeArray(void * array );
109 #endif
110 
111 #if U_OVERRIDE_CXX_ALLOCATION
112     /**
113      * Override for ICU4C C++ memory management.
114      * simple, non-class types are allocated using the macros in common/cmemory.h
115      * (uprv_malloc(), uprv_free(), uprv_realloc());
116      * they or something else could be used here to implement C++ new/delete
117      * for ICU4C C++ classes
118      * @stable ICU 2.4
119      */
120     static void * U_EXPORT2 operator new(size_t size) U_NO_THROW;
121 
122     /**
123      * Override for ICU4C C++ memory management.
124      * See new().
125      * @stable ICU 2.4
126      */
127     static void * U_EXPORT2 operator new[](size_t size) U_NO_THROW;
128 
129     /**
130      * Override for ICU4C C++ memory management.
131      * simple, non-class types are allocated using the macros in common/cmemory.h
132      * (uprv_malloc(), uprv_free(), uprv_realloc());
133      * they or something else could be used here to implement C++ new/delete
134      * for ICU4C C++ classes
135      * @stable ICU 2.4
136      */
137     static void U_EXPORT2 operator delete(void *p) U_NO_THROW;
138 
139     /**
140      * Override for ICU4C C++ memory management.
141      * See delete().
142      * @stable ICU 2.4
143      */
144     static void U_EXPORT2 operator delete[](void *p) U_NO_THROW;
145 
146 #if U_HAVE_PLACEMENT_NEW
147     /**
148      * Override for ICU4C C++ memory management for STL.
149      * See new().
150      * @stable ICU 2.6
151      */
new(size_t,void * ptr)152     static inline void * U_EXPORT2 operator new(size_t, void *ptr) U_NO_THROW { return ptr; }
153 
154     /**
155      * Override for ICU4C C++ memory management for STL.
156      * See delete().
157      * @stable ICU 2.6
158      */
delete(void *,void *)159     static inline void U_EXPORT2 operator delete(void *, void *) U_NO_THROW {}
160 #endif /* U_HAVE_PLACEMENT_NEW */
161 #if U_HAVE_DEBUG_LOCATION_NEW
162     /**
163       * This method overrides the MFC debug version of the operator new
164       *
165       * @param size   The requested memory size
166       * @param file   The file where the allocation was requested
167       * @param line   The line where the allocation was requested
168       */
169     static void * U_EXPORT2 operator new(size_t size, const char* file, int line) U_NO_THROW;
170     /**
171       * This method provides a matching delete for the MFC debug new
172       *
173       * @param p      The pointer to the allocated memory
174       * @param file   The file where the allocation was requested
175       * @param line   The line where the allocation was requested
176       */
177     static void U_EXPORT2 operator delete(void* p, const char* file, int line) U_NO_THROW;
178 #endif /* U_HAVE_DEBUG_LOCATION_NEW */
179 #endif /* U_OVERRIDE_CXX_ALLOCATION */
180 
181     /*
182      * Assignment operator not declared. The compiler will provide one
183      * which does nothing since this class does not contain any data members.
184      * API/code coverage may show the assignment operator as present and
185      * untested - ignore.
186      * Subclasses need this assignment operator if they use compiler-provided
187      * assignment operators of their own. An alternative to not declaring one
188      * here would be to declare and empty-implement a protected or public one.
189     UMemory &UMemory::operator=(const UMemory &);
190      */
191 };
192 
193 /**
194  * UObject is the common ICU "boilerplate" class.
195  * UObject inherits UMemory (starting with ICU 2.4),
196  * and all other public ICU C++ classes
197  * are derived from UObject (starting with ICU 2.2).
198  *
199  * UObject contains common virtual functions like for ICU's "poor man's RTTI".
200  * It does not contain default implementations of virtual methods
201  * like getDynamicClassID to allow derived classes such as Format
202  * to declare these as pure virtual.
203  *
204  * The clone() function is not available in UObject because it is not
205  * implemented by all ICU classes.
206  * Many ICU services provide a clone() function for their class trees,
207  * defined on the service's C++ base class, and all subclasses within that
208  * service class tree return a pointer to the service base class
209  * (which itself is a subclass of UObject).
210  * This is because some compilers do not support covariant (same-as-this)
211  * return types; cast to the appropriate subclass if necessary.
212  *
213  * @stable ICU 2.2
214  */
215 class U_COMMON_API UObject : public UMemory {
216 public:
217     /**
218      * Destructor.
219      *
220      * @stable ICU 2.2
221      */
222     virtual ~UObject();
223 
224     /**
225      * ICU4C "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual ICU class.
226      *
227      * @stable ICU 2.2
228      */
229     virtual UClassID getDynamicClassID() const = 0;
230 
231 protected:
232     // the following functions are protected to prevent instantiation and
233     // direct use of UObject itself
234 
235     // default constructor
236     // commented out because UObject is abstract (see getDynamicClassID)
237     // inline UObject() {}
238 
239     // copy constructor
240     // commented out because UObject is abstract (see getDynamicClassID)
241     // inline UObject(const UObject &other) {}
242 
243 #if 0
244     // TODO Sometime in the future. Implement operator==().
245     // (This comment inserted in 2.2)
246     // some or all of the following "boilerplate" functions may be made public
247     // in a future ICU4C release when all subclasses implement them
248 
249     // assignment operator
250     // (not virtual, see "Taligent's Guide to Designing Programs" pp.73..74)
251     // commented out because the implementation is the same as a compiler's default
252     // UObject &operator=(const UObject &other) { return *this; }
253 
254     // comparison operators
255     virtual inline UBool operator==(const UObject &other) const { return this==&other; }
256     inline UBool operator!=(const UObject &other) const { return !operator==(other); }
257 
258     // clone() commented out from the base class:
259     // some compilers do not support co-variant return types
260     // (i.e., subclasses would have to return UObject * as well, instead of SubClass *)
261     // see also UObject class documentation.
262     // virtual UObject *clone() const;
263 #endif
264 
265     /*
266      * Assignment operator not declared. The compiler will provide one
267      * which does nothing since this class does not contain any data members.
268      * API/code coverage may show the assignment operator as present and
269      * untested - ignore.
270      * Subclasses need this assignment operator if they use compiler-provided
271      * assignment operators of their own. An alternative to not declaring one
272      * here would be to declare and empty-implement a protected or public one.
273     UObject &UObject::operator=(const UObject &);
274      */
275 
276 // Future implementation for RTTI that support subtyping. [alan]
277 //
278 //  public:
279 //     /**
280 //      * @internal
281 //      */
282 //     static UClassID getStaticClassID();
283 //
284 //     /**
285 //      * @internal
286 //      */
287 //     UBool instanceOf(UClassID type) const;
288 };
289 
290 /**
291  * This is a simple macro to add ICU RTTI to an ICU object implementation.
292  * This does not go into the header. This should only be used in *.cpp files.
293  *
294  * @param myClass The name of the class that needs RTTI defined.
295  * @internal
296  */
297 #define UOBJECT_DEFINE_RTTI_IMPLEMENTATION(myClass) \
298     UClassID U_EXPORT2 myClass::getStaticClassID() { \
299         static char classID = 0; \
300         return (UClassID)&classID; \
301     } \
302     UClassID myClass::getDynamicClassID() const \
303     { return myClass::getStaticClassID(); }
304 
305 
306 /**
307  * This macro adds ICU RTTI to an ICU abstract class implementation.
308  * This macro should be invoked in *.cpp files.  The corresponding
309  * header should declare getStaticClassID.
310  *
311  * @param myClass The name of the class that needs RTTI defined.
312  * @internal
313  */
314 #define UOBJECT_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_RTTI_IMPLEMENTATION(myClass) \
315     UClassID U_EXPORT2 myClass::getStaticClassID() { \
316         static char classID = 0; \
317         return (UClassID)&classID; \
318     }
319 
320 /**
321  * This is a simple macro to express that a class and its subclasses do not offer
322  * ICU's "poor man's RTTI".
323  * Beginning with ICU 4.6, ICU requires C++ compiler RTTI.
324  * This does not go into the header. This should only be used in *.cpp files.
325  * Use this with a private getDynamicClassID() in an immediate subclass of UObject.
326  *
327  * @param myClass The name of the class that needs RTTI defined.
328  * @internal
329  */
330 #define UOBJECT_DEFINE_NO_RTTI_IMPLEMENTATION(myClass) \
331     UClassID myClass::getDynamicClassID() const { return NULL; }
332 
333 // /**
334 //  * This macro adds ICU RTTI to an ICU concrete class implementation.
335 //  * This macro should be invoked in *.cpp files.  The corresponding
336 //  * header should declare getDynamicClassID and getStaticClassID.
337 //  *
338 //  * @param myClass The name of the class that needs RTTI defined.
339 //  * @param myParent The name of the myClass's parent.
340 //  * @internal
341 //  */
342 /*#define UOBJECT_DEFINE_RTTI_IMPLEMENTATION(myClass, myParent) \
343     UOBJECT_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_RTTI_IMPLEMENTATION(myClass, myParent) \
344     UClassID myClass::getDynamicClassID() const { \
345         return myClass::getStaticClassID(); \
346     }
347 */
348 
349 
350 U_NAMESPACE_END
351 
352 #endif
353