/* -*- 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__*/