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#endregion
using System;

namespace CSharpTest.Net.Utils
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A strong-typed derivation of the WeakReference class
    /// </summary>
    [Serializable]
    public class WeakReference<T> : WeakReference
        where T : class
    {
        /// <summary> Creates a new WeakReference that keeps track of target. </summary>
        public WeakReference(T instance)
            : base(instance)
        { }

        /// <summary />
        protected WeakReference(System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info, System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context)
            : base(info, context)
        { }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets an indication whether the object referenced by the current object has been garbage collected.
        /// </summary>
        public override bool IsAlive { get { return base.IsAlive && base.Target is T; } }

        /// <summary> Gets or sets the Object stored in the handle if it's accessible. </summary>
        public new T Target
        {
            get { return base.Target as T; }
            set { base.Target = value; }
        }

        /// <summary> Returns true if the Object was retrieved. </summary>
        public bool TryGetTarget(out T value)
        {
            value = base.Target as T;
            return value != null;
        }
    }
}