when using a packet in a boolean context. */
void finalizeThis(); ///< Update calculated fields
- /**< The finalize() fammily of members will update
+ /**< The finalize() family of members will update
calculated packet fields: checksums, size fields and so
on. This includes any field, which can be set from
other information in the packet. Each concrete packet
template <class Other>
void finalizeTo(); ///< Update calculated fields
- /**< The finalize() fammily of members will update
+ /**< The finalize() family of members will update
calculated packet fields: checksums, size fields and so
on. This includes any field, which can be set from
other information in the packet. Each concrete packet
\endcode */
void finalizeTo(Packet const & other); ///< Update calculated fields
- /**< The finalize() fammily of members will update
+ /**< The finalize() family of members will update
calculated packet fields: checksums, size fields and so
on. This includes any field, which can be set from
other information in the packet. Each concrete packet
unsigned long id() const; ///< Unique packet id
/**< Get a unique packet id. If two packets have the same
- id, they share the internal data representation.. */
+ id, they share the internal data representation. */
+
+ bool is_shared() const; ///< check if this packet shares data with any another packet handle.
+ /**< This method returns true if there is any other packet
+ handle pointing to any header in the packet chain. */
///@}
ConcretePacket(typename interpreter::ptr const & packet_);
- typename interpreter::ptr ptr() const;
+ interpreter * ptr() const;
friend class Packet;
friend class PacketInterpreter<PacketType>;