Reference

Inherits: Object

Inherited By: RegEx, SurfaceTool, SpatialGizmo, EditorScenePostImport, PhysicsShapeQueryResult, Physics2DTestMotionResult, FuncRef, File, TCP_Server, Physics2DShapeQueryResult, ConfigFile, StreamPeer, HTTPClient, AudioStreamPlayback, Physics2DShapeQueryParameters, MeshDataTool, GDFunctionState, EditorExportPlugin, EditorScript, Mutex, PacketPeer, Semaphore, XMLParser, EditorImportPlugin, Directory, Marshalls, AStar, SceneState, GDNativeClass, PCKPacker, WeakRef, Resource, Thread, PackedDataContainerRef, ResourceInteractiveLoader, ResourceImportMetadata, PhysicsShapeQueryParameters

Category: Core

Brief Description

Base class for anything that keeps a reference count.

Member Functions

bool	init_ref ( )
void	reference ( )
bool	unreference ( )

Description

Base class for anything that keeps a reference count. Resource and many other helper objects inherit this. References keep an internal reference counter so they are only released when no longer in use.

Member Function Description

• bool init_ref ( )

• void reference ( )

Increase the internal reference counter. Use this only if you really know what you are doing.

• bool unreference ( )

Decrease the internal reference counter. Use this only if you really know what you are doing.