eif_protect - protect an Eiffel reference
SYNOPSYS
#include "eif_hector.h"
EIF_OBJECT eif_protect (EIF_REFERENCE ref);
DESCRIPTION
The eif_protect() function protects the Eiffel reference ref
from the GC. It keeps a reference on it so that the Garbage Collector does
not collect it if it is not referenced from Eiffel any longer.
RETURN VALUE
The eif_protect() function returns an EIF_OBJECT.
This EIF_OBJECT can be used
later on to access ref with eif_access ().
CONFORMANCE
ISE Eiffel 4.4 and later.
COMPATIBILTY
It is equivalent to henter(), which is deprecated.
SEE ALSO
eif_access(1), eif_protect(1) , eif_wean(1).
Markup created by unroff 1.0, November 15, 1999.