/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */

/*

 * Copyright (c) 2007 Georgia Tech Research Corporation

 *

 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify

 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as

 * published by the Free Software Foundation;

 *

 * This program 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 General Public License for more details.

 *

 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software

 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

 *

 * Author:  George Riley <riley@ece.gatech.edu>

 * Adapted from original code in object.h by:

 * Authors: Gustavo Carneiro <gjcarneiro@gmail.com>,

 *          Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>

 */

#ifndef __REF_COUNT_BASE_H__

#define __REF_COUNT_BASE_H__

#include "simple-ref-count.h"

namespace ns3 {

/**

 * \brief A deprecated way to get reference-counting powers

 *

 * Users who wish to use reference counting for a class of their own should use

 * instead the template \ref ns3::SimpleRefCount. This class is maintained

 * purely for compatibility to avoid breaking the code of users.

 */

class RefCountBase : public SimpleRefCount<RefCountBase>

{ 

public:

  /**

   * This only thing this class does it declare a virtual destructor

   */

  virtual ~RefCountBase () = 0;

};

} // namespace ns3

#endif /* __REF_COUNT_BASE_H__*/