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# GaudiHandle< T > Class Template Reference

Handle to be used in lieu of naked pointers to gaudis. More...

`#include <GaudiKernel/GaudiHandle.h>`

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## Public Member Functions
| GaudiHandle (const GaudiHandle &other)
| Copy constructor needed for correct ref-counting.
GaudiHandle & | operator= (const GaudiHandle &other)
| Assignment operator for correct ref-counting.
StatusCode | retrieve () const
| Retrieve the component.
StatusCode | release () const
| Release the component.
| operator bool () const
| For testing if handle has component.
T & | operator* ()
T * | operator-> ()
T & | operator* () const
T * | operator-> () const
std::string | getDefaultType ()
| Helper function to get default type string from the class type.
std::string | getDefaultName ()
## Protected Member Functions
| GaudiHandle (const std::string &myTypeAndName, const std::string &myComponentType, const std::string &myParentName)
virtual StatusCode | retrieve (T *&) const =0
| Retrieve the component.
virtual StatusCode | release (T *comp) const
| Release the component.
## Private Member Functions
void | setDefaultTypeAndName ()
| Helper function to set default name and type.
void | setDefaultType ()
| Helper function to set default type from the class type T.
bool | getObject () const
| Load the pointer to the component.
void | assertObject () const
| Load the pointer to the component.
## Private Attributes
T * | m_pObject

## Detailed Description

### template<class T>
class GaudiHandle< T >

Handle to be used in lieu of naked pointers to gaudis.

This allows better control through the framework of gaudi loading and usage. T is the type of the component interface (or concrete class).

Author:
  Martin.Woudstra@cern.ch

Definition at line 158 of file GaudiHandle.h.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class T>

GaudiHandle< T >::GaudiHandle | ( | const std::string & | myTypeAndName,
|  | const std::string & | myComponentType,
|  | const std::string & | myParentName |
| ) |  |  | `[inline, protected]`

Definition at line 163 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00165     : GaudiHandleBase(myTypeAndName, myComponentType, myParentName), m_pObject(0)
    00166   {}

template<class T>

GaudiHandle< T >::GaudiHandle | ( | const GaudiHandle< T > & | other | ) | `[inline]`

Copy constructor needed for correct ref-counting.

Definition at line 170 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00171     : GaudiHandleBase( other ) {
    00172     m_pObject = other.m_pObject;
    00173     if ( m_pObject ) m_pObject->addRef();
    00174   }

## Member Function Documentation

template<class T>

GaudiHandle& GaudiHandle< T >::operator= | ( | const GaudiHandle< T > & | other | ) | `[inline]`

Assignment operator for correct ref-counting.

Definition at line 177 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00177                                                      {
    00178     GaudiHandleBase::operator=( other );
    00179     // release any current tool
    00180     release().ignore();
    00181     m_pObject = other.m_pObject;
    00182     // update ref-counting
    00183     if ( m_pObject ) m_pObject->addRef();
    00184     return *this;
    00185   }

template<class T>

StatusCode GaudiHandle< T >::retrieve | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Retrieve the component.

Release existing component if needed.

Reimplemented in ServiceHandle< T >, ToolHandle< T >, and ServiceHandle< IToolSvc >.

Definition at line 188 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00188                               { // not really const, because it updates m_pObject
    00189     if ( m_pObject && release().isFailure() ) return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    00190     if ( retrieve( m_pObject ).isFailure() ) {
    00191       m_pObject = 0;
    00192       return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    00193     }
    00194     return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
    00195   }

template<class T>

StatusCode GaudiHandle< T >::release | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Release the component.

Reimplemented in ToolHandle< T >.

Definition at line 198 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00198                              { // not really const, because it updates m_pObject
    00199     if ( m_pObject ) {
    00200       StatusCode sc = release( m_pObject );
    00201       m_pObject = 0;
    00202       return sc;
    00203     }
    00204     return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
    00205   }

template<class T>

GaudiHandle< T >::operator bool | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

For testing if handle has component.

Does retrieve() if needed. If this returns false, the component could not be retrieved.

Definition at line 209 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00209                         { // not really const, because it may update m_pObject
    00210     return getObject();
    00211   }

template<class T>

T& GaudiHandle< T >::operator* | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Definition at line 213 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00213                  {
    00214     assertObject();
    00215     return *m_pObject;
    00216   }

template<class T>

T* GaudiHandle< T >::operator-> | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Definition at line 218 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00218                   {
    00219     assertObject();
    00220     return m_pObject;
    00221   }

template<class T>

T& GaudiHandle< T >::operator* | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Definition at line 223 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00223                        { // not really const, because it may update m_pObject
    00224     assertObject();
    00225     return *m_pObject;
    00226   }

template<class T>

T* GaudiHandle< T >::operator-> | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Definition at line 228 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00228                         { // not really const, because it may update m_pObject
    00229     assertObject();
    00230     return m_pObject;
    00231   }

template<class T>

std::string GaudiHandle< T >::getDefaultType | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Helper function to get default type string from the class type.

Definition at line 234 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00234                              {
    00235     return System::typeinfoName( typeid(T) );
    00236   }

template<class T>

std::string GaudiHandle< T >::getDefaultName | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Definition at line 238 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00238                              {
    00239     std::string defName = GaudiHandleBase::type();
    00240     if ( defName.empty() ) defName = getDefaultType();
    00241     return defName;
    00242   }

template<class T>

virtual StatusCode GaudiHandle< T >::retrieve | ( | T *& |  | ) | const`[protected, pure virtual]`

Retrieve the component.

To be implemented by the derived class. It will pass the pointer

Implemented in ServiceHandle< T >, ToolHandle< T >, and ServiceHandle< IToolSvc >.

template<class T>

virtual StatusCode GaudiHandle< T >::release | ( | T * | comp | ) | const`[inline, protected, virtual]`

Release the component.

Default implementation calls release() on the component. Can be overridden by the derived class if something else if needed.

Reimplemented in ToolHandle< T >.

Definition at line 250 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00250                                               { // not really const, because it updates m_pObject
    00251     comp->release();
    00252     return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
    00253   }

template<class T>

void GaudiHandle< T >::setDefaultTypeAndName | ( |  | ) | `[inline, private]`

Helper function to set default name and type.

Definition at line 257 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00257                                {
    00258     const std::string& myType = getDefaultType();
    00259     GaudiHandleBase::setTypeAndName(myType+'/'+myType);
    00260   }

template<class T>

void GaudiHandle< T >::setDefaultType | ( |  | ) | `[inline, private]`

Helper function to set default type from the class type T.

Definition at line 263 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00263                         {
    00264     GaudiHandleBase::setTypeAndName( getDefaultType() );
    00265   }

template<class T>

bool GaudiHandle< T >::getObject | ( |  | ) | const`[inline, private]`

Load the pointer to the component.

Do a retrieve if needed

Definition at line 268 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00268                          { // not really const, because it may update m_pObject
    00269     return m_pObject || retrieve().isSuccess();
    00270   }

template<class T>

void GaudiHandle< T >::assertObject | ( |  | ) | const`[inline, private]`

Load the pointer to the component.

Do a retrieve if needed. Throw an exception if retrieval fails.

Definition at line 274 of file GaudiHandle.h.

    00274                             { // not really const, because it may update m_pObject
    00275     if ( !getObject() ) {
    00276       throw GaudiException("Failed to retrieve " + componentType() + ": " + typeAndName(),
    00277                            componentType() + " retrieve", StatusCode::FAILURE);
    00278     }
    00279   }

## Member Data Documentation

template<class T>

T* GaudiHandle< T >::m_pObject`[mutable, private]`

Definition at line 283 of file GaudiHandle.h.

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

- /afs/cern.ch/sw/Gaudi/releases/GAUDI/GAUDI_v21r9/GaudiKernel/GaudiKernel/GaudiHandle.h