...create a base class with a non-reference counted implementation of IUnknown?

Author: P. Below

Category: Misc

If I want automatic garbage collection with interfaces, I use
TInterfacedObject as base class. What should I use,
if I don't want automatic destruction?
is there a similar common base class or do I
have to implement the IInterface methods myself?

I use this one:{== BaseNonRefcountIntfObjU
===========================================}
{: This unit provides a base class with a non-reference counted
implementation of IUnknown.
@author Dr. Peter Below
@desc Version 1.0 created 28 März 2002

Last modified 28 März 2002


}
{======================================================================}

unit BaseNonRefcountIntfObjU;

interface

type
  
{: Derive classes that need a non-reference counted IUNknown
     implementation from this class. }
  
TNonRefcountInterfacedObject = class(TObject, IUnknown)
  protected
    
{ IUnknown }
    
function QueryInterface(const IID : TGUID; out Obj): HResult;
      stdcall;
    function _AddRef: Integer; stdcall;
    function _Release: Integer; stdcall;
  end;

implementation

uses 
Windows;

function TNonRefcountInterfacedObject.QueryInterface(const IID : TGUID;
  out Obj): HResult;
begin
  if 
GetInterface(IID, Obj) then
    
Result := S_OK
  else
    
Result := E_NOINTERFACE
end;

function TNonRefcountInterfacedObject._AddRef: integer;
begin
  
Result := -1   // -1 indicates no reference counting is taking
    
place
end;

function TNonRefcountInterfacedObject._Release: integer;
begin
  
Result := -1   // -1 indicates no reference counting is taking
    
place
end;

end { BaseNonRefcountIntfObjU }.

 

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