Instance

A backend instance

interface Instance : AtomicRefCounted {

}

Members

refCount size_t refCount [@property getter]: Atomically load the number of active references.
retain void retain(): Atomically increment the reference count.
release void release(): Atomically decrement the reference count and dispose if it reaches zero. The object is locked using its own mutex when dispose is called.
rcLock shared(AtomicRefCounted) rcLock(): Get a copy of this RefCounted instance if the refCount >= 1. This increases the refCount by 1. This should only be used to keep weak reference and ensures that the resource is not disposed. The operation is atomic.