RefCounted

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public interface RefCounted

                    
```
An interface for reference-counted objects. Can be used with RCPointer by delegation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Unit`	`acquire(String source)`	Acquire a reference.
`abstract Unit`	`release(String source, String reason)`	Release a reference.
`abstract Integer`	`getRefCount()`	The current reference count.
`abstract Boolean`	`getIsDisposed()`	Whether this object has been disposed due to the reference count reaching 0.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - acquire
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 abstract Unit acquire(String source)
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    Acquire a reference. Must be balanced with a call to release.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - A string indicating the source of the acquisition, for logging purposes, e.g.
  - release
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 abstract Unit release(String source, String reason)
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    Release a reference. When the last reference is released, the object is disposed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - A string indicating the source of the acquisition, for logging purposes, e.g.
    
    reason - An optional string indicating the reason for the release, for logging purposes.
  - getRefCount
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 abstract Integer getRefCount()
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    The current reference count.
  - getIsDisposed
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 abstract Boolean getIsDisposed()
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    Whether this object has been disposed due to the reference count reaching 0.