Source/wtf/TemporaryChange.h

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#ifndef TemporaryChange_h
#define TemporaryChange_h

#include "wtf/Noncopyable.h"

namespace WTF {

// TemporaryChange<> is useful for setting a variable to a new value only within a
// particular scope. An TemporaryChange<> object changes a variable to its original
// value upon destruction, making it an alternative to writing "var = false;"
// or "var = oldVal;" at all of a block's exit points.
//
// This should be obvious, but note that an TemporaryChange<> instance should have a
// shorter lifetime than its scopedVariable, to prevent invalid memory writes
// when the TemporaryChange<> object is destroyed.

template<typename T>
class TemporaryChange {
    WTF_MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(TemporaryChange);
public:
    TemporaryChange(T& scopedVariable, T newValue)
        : m_scopedVariable(scopedVariable)
        , m_originalValue(scopedVariable)
    {
        m_scopedVariable = newValue;
    }

    ~TemporaryChange()
    {
        m_scopedVariable = m_originalValue;
    }


private:
    T& m_scopedVariable;
    T m_originalValue;
};

}

using WTF::TemporaryChange;

#endif