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 package cpp;

@:coreType @:include("cpp/Pointer.h") @:native("cpp.Pointer") @:analyzer(as_var)
extern class ConstPointer<T>
{
   // ptr actually returns the pointer - not strictly a 'T' - for pointers to smart pointers
   // Use value or ref to get dereferenced value
   public var ptr:Star<T>;

   public var value(get,never):T;

   // Typecast to non-const
   public var raw(get,never):RawPointer<T>;

   // const version
   public var constRaw(get,never):RawConstPointer<T>;

   public function get_value() : Reference<T>;

   public function get_constRaw() : RawConstPointer<T>;
   public function get_raw() : RawPointer<T>;


   public function lt(inOther:ConstPointer<T>):Bool;
   public function leq(inOther:ConstPointer<T>):Bool;
   public function gt(inOther:ConstPointer<T>):Bool;
   public function geq(inOther:ConstPointer<T>):Bool;

   public function setRaw<O>(ptr:RawPointer<O>) : Void;

   public static function fromRaw<T>(ptr:RawConstPointer<T>) : ConstPointer<T>;


   public static function fromPointer<T>(inNativePointer:Dynamic) : ConstPointer<T>;

   public function reinterpret<Other>():Pointer<Other>;

   public function rawCast<Other>():RawPointer<Other>;

   public function at(inIndex:Int):Reference<T>;

   public function inc():ConstPointer<T>;
   public function dec():ConstPointer<T>;
   public function postIncVal():Reference<T>;
   public function incBy(inT:Int):ConstPointer<T>;
   public function add(inT:Int):ConstPointer<T>;

}