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From: "John \( QuietBloke \)" <quietbloke@btinternet.com>
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Subject: C++ Question
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 22:42:49 +0100
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I am just getting started on rewriting my framework in C++.
I have a question that I hope someone here could either answer or point me
to something that'll do it.

I want to create a high level class as a sort of replacement for my Director
code in the framework.
This class does the actual top level screen handling ( init the screen, add
entries to the WOT and refreshing the display ). What I really want is to
only create 1 instance of this class. Any additional creates of this class
should simply point to the existing one. Of course when destroying I want to
ensure it only gets destroyed once it has truely gone out of scope.
I think I know what I need to do.. ie.. keep a static instance counter and a
pointer to the first 'this' and I think I almost have it working but Im also
thinking this MUST be a standard requirement for an app and therefore a
simple,elegant standard way of implementing it.
I'm sure I read something somewhere about this very topic but for the life
of me I cant currently remember where I read it.

I hope this makes sense.. and yes.. as suggested in my homepage (
www.quietbloke.com ) I really am starting a new project.. it will be another
2d ( probably ) game but a lot more ambitious and of course it will be
written in C++  so there will probably be more questions to follow soon.

Cheers
John ( QuietBloke )

PS... how is everyone else getting on ?.. anything new to show soon ?