c_owned.e

note
   description:
      "A wrapper for a C object whose memory is handled by the Eiffel library "
   copyright:
      "[
               Copyright (C) 2008-2022: Paolo Redaelli

               This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
               modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
               as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of
               the License, or (at your option) any later version.

               This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
               WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
               MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
               Lesser General Public License for more details.

               You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
               License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
               Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
               02110-1301 USA
         ]"
deferred class C_OWNED
   -- A wrapper for a C object whose memory is handled by the underlying C library

inherit
   WRAPPER
      undefine from_external_pointer
      end

feature {ANY}
   dispose
      do
         debug
            print("Disposing a " + generating_type + "; since it is a C_OWNED object the underlying memory is handled by the C library and not freed now. From now on, the struct will not be used anymore by any Eiffel object.%N")
         end
      end

end -- class C_OWNED