// ==++==
// 
//   Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
// 
// ==--==
/*============================================================
**
** Class: WeakReference
**
** Purpose: A wrapper for establishing a WeakReference to an Object.
**
===========================================================*/
namespace System {
    
    using System;
    using System.Runtime.Serialization;
    using System.Security;
    using System.Security.Permissions;
    using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
    using System.Runtime.Versioning;
    using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
#if !FEATURE_CORECLR
    [SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Flags=SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)] // Don't call Object::MemberwiseClone.
#endif
    [Serializable]
    public class WeakReference : ISerializable {
        // If you fix bugs here, please fix them in WeakReference<T> at the same time.
 
        // This field is not a regular GC handle. It can have a special values that are used to prevent ----s between setting the target and finalization.
        internal IntPtr m_handle;
    
#if FEATURE_CORECLR
        // Migrating InheritanceDemands requires this default ctor, so we can mark it SafeCritical
        [SecuritySafeCritical]
        protected WeakReference() {
            Contract.Assert(false, "WeakReference's protected default ctor should never be used!");
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
#endif
 
        // Creates a new WeakReference that keeps track of target.
        // Assumes a Short Weak Reference (ie TrackResurrection is false.)
        //
        public WeakReference(Object target) 
            : this(target, false) {
        }
    
        //Creates a new WeakReference that keeps track of target.
        //
        public WeakReference(Object target, bool trackResurrection) {
            Create(target, trackResurrection);
        }
 
        protected WeakReference(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) {
            if (info==null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("info");
            }
            Contract.EndContractBlock();
 
            Object target = info.GetValue("TrackedObject",typeof(Object));
            bool trackResurrection = info.GetBoolean("TrackResurrection");
 
            Create(target, trackResurrection);
        }
    
        //Determines whether or not this instance of WeakReference still refers to an object
        //that has not been collected.
        //
        public extern virtual bool IsAlive {
            [ResourceExposure(ResourceScope.None)]
            [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
            [SecuritySafeCritical]
            get;
         }
    
        //Returns a boolean indicating whether or not we're tracking objects until they're collected (true)
        //or just until they're finalized (false).
        //
        public virtual bool TrackResurrection {
            // We need to call IsTrackResurrection non-virtually in GetObjectData, and so the virtual property cannot be FCall directly
            get { return IsTrackResurrection(); }
        }
 
        //Gets the Object stored in the handle if it's accessible.
        // Or sets it.
        //
        public extern virtual Object Target {
            [ResourceExposure(ResourceScope.None)]
            [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
            [SecuritySafeCritical]
            get;
            [ResourceExposure(ResourceScope.None)]
            [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
            [SecuritySafeCritical]
            set;
        }
    
        // Free all system resources associated with this reference.
        //
        // Note: The WeakReference finalizer is not actually run, but
        // treated specially in gc.cpp's ScanForFinalization
        // This is needed for subclasses deriving from WeakReference, however.
        // Additionally, there may be some cases during shutdown when we run this finalizer.
        [ResourceExposure(ResourceScope.None)]
        [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
        [SecuritySafeCritical]
        extern ~WeakReference();
 
        [SecurityCritical]
        public virtual void GetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
        {
            if (info==null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("info");
            }
            Contract.EndContractBlock();
            info.AddValue("TrackedObject", Target, typeof(Object));
            info.AddValue("TrackResurrection", IsTrackResurrection());
        }
 
        [ResourceExposure(ResourceScope.None)]
        [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
        [SecuritySafeCritical]
        private extern void Create(Object target, bool trackResurrection);
 
        [ResourceExposure(ResourceScope.None)]
        [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
        [SecuritySafeCritical]
        private extern bool IsTrackResurrection();
    }
 
}