gcroot.h

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//
//  gcroot.h - Template class that wraps GCHandle from mscorlib.dll.
//      Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation
//      All rights reserved.
//
//  This include file is provided for back-compatibilty.
//  Include <msclr\gcroot.h> and use ::msclr::gcroot instead of ::gcroot.
//
//  Use this class to declare gc "pointers" that live in the C++ heap.
//  
//  Example:
//      struct StringList {
//          gcroot<String^> str;
//          StringList *next;
//          StringList(); // should have ctors and dtors
//          ~StringList();
//      };
//
//  By convention, we maintain a 1-to-1 relationship between C++ objects
//  and the handle slots they "point" to.  Thus, two distinct C++ objects
//  always refer to two distinct handles, even if they "point" to the same
//  object.  Therefore, when the C++ object is destroyed, its handle can
//  be freed without error.
//
//  Note that we cannot currently embed a GCHandle directly in an unmanaged C++
//  class.  We therefore store a void*, and use the conversion methods of
//  GCHandle to reconstitute a GCHandle from the void* on demand.
//  
//  See msclr\gcroot.h for implementations details.


#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif

#if !defined(_INC_GCROOT)
#define _INC_GCROOT
#ifndef RC_INVOKED

#include <stddef.h>
#define __DEFINE_GCROOT_IN_GLOBAL_NAMESPACE
#include <msclr\gcroot.h>

#endif /* RC_INVOKED */
#endif  // _INC_GCROOT