gecko-dev/xpcom/public/nsISupports.h
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/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
/*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
* Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
* compliance with the NPL. You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
* http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
*
* Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
* WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
* for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
* NPL.
*
* The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
* Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
* Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All Rights
* Reserved.
*/
#ifndef nsISupports_h___
#define nsISupports_h___
#include "nsDebug.h"
#include "nsTraceRefcnt.h"
#include "nsID.h"
#include "nsIID.h"
#include "nsError.h"
#include "nsISupportsUtils.h"
#if defined(NS_MT_SUPPORTED)
#include "prcmon.h"
#endif /* NS_MT_SUPPORTED */
/*@{*/
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**
* IID for the nsISupports interface
* {00000000-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
*
* NOTE: NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER change this IID. Never. Not once.
* No. Don't do it. Stop!
*/
#define NS_ISUPPORTS_IID \
{ 0x00000000, 0x0000, 0x0000, \
{0xc0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x46} }
/**
* Reference count values
*/
typedef PRUint32 nsrefcnt;
/**
* Base class for all XPCOM objects to use. This macro forces the C++
* compiler to use a compatible vtable layout for all XPCOM objects.
*/
#ifdef XP_MAC
#define XPCOM_OBJECT : public __comobject
#else
#define XPCOM_OBJECT
#endif
/**
* Basic component object model interface. Objects which implement
* this interface support runtime interface discovery (QueryInterface)
* and a reference counted memory model (AddRef/Release). This is
* modelled after the win32 IUnknown API.
*/
class nsISupports XPCOM_OBJECT {
public:
static const nsIID& GetIID() { static nsIID iid = NS_ISUPPORTS_IID; return iid; }
/**
* @name Methods
*/
//@{
/**
* A run time mechanism for interface discovery.
* @param aIID [in] A requested interface IID
* @param aInstancePtr [out] A pointer to an interface pointer to
* receive the result.
* @return <b>NS_OK</b> if the interface is supported by the associated
* instance, <b>NS_NOINTERFACE</b> if it is not.
* <b>NS_ERROR_INVALID_POINTER</b> if <i>aInstancePtr</i> is <b>NULL</b>.
*/
NS_IMETHOD QueryInterface(REFNSIID aIID,
void** aInstancePtr) = 0;
/**
* Increases the reference count for this interface.
* The associated instance will not be deleted unless
* the reference count is returned to zero.
*
* @return The resulting reference count.
*/
NS_IMETHOD_(nsrefcnt) AddRef(void) = 0;
/**
* Decreases the reference count for this interface.
* Generally, if the reference count returns to zero,
* the associated instance is deleted.
*
* @return The resulting reference count.
*/
NS_IMETHOD_(nsrefcnt) Release(void) = 0;
//@}
};
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*@}*/
#endif /* nsISupports_h___ */