Zen API
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Root of all Zen classes.
The kObject class provides infrastructure to support object destruction, reference counting, and type introspection.
The kObject_Destroy method can be used to destroy an instance of any class. The kObject_Dispose method provides support for recursive destruction, often used in conjunction with Zen data collections. Refer to Object Destruction for more information.
The kObject_Clone method can be used to create a deep copy of an object. The implementation of this method requires additional support from derived types; refer to the documentation for a specific derived type to determine whether cloning is supported.
The kObject_Clone and kObject_Dispose methods are often used together to manage collections of data objects:
All kObject-derived instances are reference counted. The kObject_Share method can optionally be used to increment an object's reference count, while the kObject_Destroy/kObject_Dispose methods are always used to decrement an object's reference count. Refer to Reference Counting for more information.
The kObject_Type method can be used to access type information for any kObject instance. The kType object returned by this method can be used to learn about the object's class, including its name, base classes, implemented interfaces, and methods. The kObject_Is method provides a convenient way to determine whether an object derives from a specific base class or implements an interface.
The kObject_Equals and kObject_HashCode methods can be helpful for object comparisons, but require support from derived types and are infrequently overridden. The kString class overrides both of these methods to support the use of kString objects as hash keys in kMap data collections.
Inherited by kAlloc, kArray1, kArray2, kArray3, kArrayList, kAssembly, kBackTrace, kBitArray, kBox, kCipher, kDirectory, kDynamicLib, kEvent, kHash, kHttpServer, kHttpServerChannel, kHttpServerRequest, kHttpServerResponse, kImage, kList, kLock, kMap, kMath, kMsgQueue, kNetwork, kNetworkAdapter, kNetworkInfo, kNetworkInterface, kParallel, kPath, kPeriodic, kPlugin, kProcess, kQueue, kSemaphore, kSerializer, kSocket, kStream, kString, kSymbolInfo, kTcpServer, kThread, kThreadPool, kTimer, kTimeSpan, kType, kUtils, and kXml.
Public Member Functions | |
kAlloc | kObject_Alloc (kObject object) |
Gets the memory allocator associated with this object. More... | |
kAllocTrait | kObject_AllocTraits (kObject object) |
Gets the bitset of allocator traits for any allocators used within this object, including aggregated child elements. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_Clone (kObject *object, kObject source, kAlloc objectAllocator) |
Constructs a new object by copying an existing object, including any aggregated child elements. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_Clone (kObject *object, kObject source, kAlloc objectAllocator, kAlloc valueAllocator, kObject context=kNULL) |
Constructs a new object by copying an existing object, including any aggregated child elements. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_Destroy (kObject object) |
Destroys the object. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_Dispose (kObject object) |
Destroys the object and any aggregated child elements. More... | |
kBool | kObject_Equals (kObject object, kObject other) |
Determines whether the object is equal to another object. More... | |
kBool | kObject_HasForeignData (kObject object) |
Reports whether the object, including aggregated child elements, contains any foreign memory references. More... | |
kSize | kObject_HashCode (kObject object) |
Gets a hash code representing the state of this object. More... | |
kBool | kObject_HasShared (kObject object) |
Reports whether an object or any of its aggregated child elements has a reference count greater than one. More... | |
kBool | kObject_Is (kObject object, kType type) |
Determines whether this object is an instance of the specified type. More... | |
kBool | kObject_IsShared (kObject object) |
Reports whether the object is currently shared (reference count greater than one). More... | |
kStatus | kObject_SetPool (kObject object, kObjectPool pool) |
Sets the object pool associated with this object. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_Share (kObject object) |
Increments the reference count associated with this object. More... | |
kSize | kObject_Size (kObject object) |
Estimates the memory consumed by this object, including any aggregated child elements. More... | |
kType | kObject_Type (kObject object) |
Returns the type of the object. More... | |
Protected Member Functions | |
kStatus | kObject_FreeMem (kObject object, void *mem) |
Protected method called by derived classes to free memory using the object's allocator. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_FreeMemRef (kObject object, void *mem) |
Protected method called by derived classes to free memory (and reset the provided memory pointer to kNULL) using the object's allocator. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_GetMem (kObject object, kSize size, void *mem) |
Protected method called by derived classes to allocate memory using the object's allocator. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_GetMemZero (kObject object, kSize size, void *mem) |
Protected method called by derived classes to allocate and zero memory using the object's allocator. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_Init (kObject object, kType type, kAlloc alloc) |
Protected method called by derived classes to initialize the kObject base class. More... | |
kAllocTrait | kObject_VAllocTraits (kObject object) |
Protected virtual method that gets the bitset of allocator traits for any allocators used within this object, including aggregated child elements. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_VClone (kObject object, kObject source, kAlloc valueAllocator, kObject context) |
Protected virtual method that clones (makes a deep copy of) the specified source object. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_VDisposeItems (kObject object) |
Protected virtual method that destroys any aggregated child objects associated with a collection. More... | |
kBool | kObject_VEquals (kObject object, kObject other) |
Protected virtual method that compares two objects for equality. More... | |
kSize | kObject_VHashCode (kObject object) |
Protected virtual method that calculates a hash code representing the object instance. More... | |
kBool | kObject_VHasShared (kObject object) |
Protected virtual method that reports whether an object or any of its aggregated child elements has a reference count greater than one. More... | |
kStatus | kObject_VRelease (kObject object) |
Protected virtual method that deallocates any resources owned by the object. More... | |
kSize | kObject_VSize (kObject object) |
Protected virtual method that calculates the total size (in bytes) of the object instance. More... | |