---
name: "ACE_Refcountable"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libace-doc"
version: "5.0.7-4"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ACE_Refcountable"
---

# ACE\_Refcountable(3)

## NAME

ACE\_Refcountable

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ace/Strategies.h>
class ACE_Refcountable
{
  public:
    virtual ~ACE_Refcountable (void);
    int increment (void);
    int decrement (void);
    int refcount (void) const;
  protected:
    ACE_Refcountable (int refcount);
    int refcount_;
};
```

## Increment/Decrement refcount

```
int increment (void);
```

```
int decrement (void);
```

```
int refcount (void) const;
```

Returns the current refcount.

## AUTHOR

Doug Schmidt

## LIBRARY

ace