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#ifndef _WOLFRAME_TYPES_SECURE_REFERENCE_HPP_INCLUDED
#define _WOLFRAME_TYPES_SECURE_REFERENCE_HPP_INCLUDED

namespace _Wolframe {
namespace types {

template <class P>
class SecureReference
{
public:
        explicit SecureReference( P* ptr_=0)
                :m_ptr(ptr_){}

        ~SecureReference()
        {
                if (m_ptr) delete m_ptr;
        }

        const P* get() const
        {
                return m_ptr;
        }

        void reset( P* ptr_=0)
        {
                if (m_ptr)
                {
                        delete m_ptr;
                }
                m_ptr = ptr_;
        }

private:
        SecureReference( const SecureReference&) {}     //... non copyable
        void operator=( const SecureReference&) {}      //... non copyable
        P* m_ptr;                                       
};

}}//namespace
#endif