auto_gcroot::auto_gcroot

The auto_gcroot constructor.

auto_gcroot(
   _element_type _ptr = nullptr
);
auto_gcroot(
   auto_gcroot<_element_type> & _right
);
template<typename _other_type>
auto_gcroot(
   auto_gcroot<_other_type> & _right
);

Parameters

• _ptr
  The object to own.

• _right
  An existing auto_gcroot.

Remarks

When constructing an auto_gcroot from an existing auto_gcroot, the existing auto_gcroot releases its object before transferring ownership of the object to the new auto_gcroot.

Example

// msl_auto_gcroot_auto_gcroot.cpp
// compile with: /clr
#include <msclr\auto_gcroot.h>

using namespace System;
using namespace msclr;

ref class RefClassA {
protected:
   String^ m_s;   
public:
   RefClassA(String^ s) : m_s(s) {
      Console::WriteLine( "in RefClassA constructor: " + m_s );
   }
   ~RefClassA() {
      Console::WriteLine( "in RefClassA destructor: " + m_s );
   }

   virtual void PrintHello() {
      Console::WriteLine( "Hello from {0} A!", m_s );
   }
};

ref class RefClassB : RefClassA {
public:   
   RefClassB( String^ s ) : RefClassA( s ) {}
   virtual void PrintHello() new {
      Console::WriteLine( "Hello from {0} B!", m_s );
   }
};

class ClassA { //unmanaged class
private:   
   auto_gcroot<RefClassA^> m_a;
   
public:
   ClassA() : m_a( gcnew RefClassA( "unmanaged" ) ) {}
   ~ClassA() {} //no need to delete m_a

   void DoSomething() {
      m_a->PrintHello();
   }
};

int main()
{
   {
      ClassA a;
      a.DoSomething();
   } // a.m_a is automatically destroyed as a goes out of scope

   {
      auto_gcroot<RefClassA^> a(gcnew RefClassA( "first" ) );
      a->PrintHello();
   }

   {
      auto_gcroot<RefClassB^> b(gcnew RefClassB( "second" ) );
      b->PrintHello();
      auto_gcroot<RefClassA^> a(b); //construct from derived type
      a->PrintHello();
      auto_gcroot<RefClassA^> a2(a); //construct from same type
      a2->PrintHello();
   }

   Console::WriteLine("done");
}

in RefClassA constructor: unmanaged
Hello from unmanaged A!
in RefClassA destructor: unmanaged
in RefClassA constructor: first
Hello from first A!
in RefClassA destructor: first
in RefClassA constructor: second
Hello from second B!
Hello from second A!
Hello from second A!
in RefClassA destructor: second
done

Requirements

Header file <msclr\auto_gcroot.h>

Namespace msclr

See Also

Concepts

auto_gcroot Members

auto_gcroot::attach

auto_gcroot::operator=

auto_gcroot::~auto_gcroot