Hi Sam,
Constructor of osg::Geode does not increment ref count, since objects can be
allocated either on heap or stack.
The osg::ref_ptr manages ref count of object. Ref count is incremented in
constructor or assignment operator of ref_ptr and decremented in its
desctructor.
osg::Geode *g = new osg::Geode; // refCount = 0, object constructor does not
increment refCount
viewer.setSceneData(g) // refCount = 1, scene data is a osg::ref_ptr
Object ref count is managed starting from first osg::ref_ptr assignment.
Your code is OK until You are sure that the osg::Geode *g will be assigned
to osg::ref_ptr. Better solution is to manage Your objects as soon as
possible.
osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> g = new osg::Geode; // refCount = 1
viewer.setSceneData(g.get()); // refCount = 2
Keep track of osg::ref_ptr scoping. For example in factory functions ref_ptr
can destroy object.
osg::Geode *createGeode(...)
{
osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> g = new osg::Geode; // refCount = 1
...
return g.get()
// refCount = 0 g is destroyed
}
The solution is to avoid ref_ptr in this function or return ref_ptr instead.
osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> createGeode(...)
{
osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> g = new osg::Geode; // refCount = 1
...
return g;
// refCount = 2 g is assigned to result ref_ptr
// refCount = 1 g is destroyed
}
Regards,
Maciej Krol
2008/7/26 Ariasgore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hello,
> I have some novoice question about the use of pointers as short-time
> reference. As in the tutorial book described all objects deriving from
> osg::Referenced should be used with ref_ptr for proper use.
> But even in the book and in some tutorials there are many uses of the plain
> c++ pointer without the reference use of ref_ptr.
> There is where I have one question, if I develop in VisualStudio for
> instance and write some code like:
>
> osg::Geode * g = new osg::Geode;
> ...
> viewer.setSceneData(g);
>
> Doesn't I have a ref count of 2 for g? Whild would result in a leak since I
> never delete the g pointer manually?
>
> If this above is true and the programm is running as a childprocess of my
> IDE (since I have debugging and stacktracing and so on), don't I create some
> leaking beyond the lifetime of the programm? I am not quite sure if the
> memory is cleaned after finishing the programm or the whole IDE.
>
> Thanks
> Sam
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