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Just a small query regarding shared_ptr. Is it a good practice to use shared_ptr pointing to an array? For example, shared_ptr<int> sp(new int[10]); If not, then why not? One...
I have this code that doesn’t work, but I think the intent is clear: testmakeshared.cpp #include <memory> class A { public: static ::std::shared_ptr<A> create() { return ::std::make_shared<A>(); } protected:...
This question already has answers here: Closed 10 years ago. Possible Duplicates: pimpl: shared_ptr or unique_ptr smart pointers (boost) explained Could someone explain differences between shared_ptr and unique_ptr? 4...
I started studying smart pointers of C++11 and I don’t see any useful use of std::weak_ptr. Can someone tell me when std::weak_ptr is useful/necessary? 15 Answers 15
When a function takes a shared_ptr (from boost or C++11 STL), are you passing it: by const reference: void foo(const shared_ptr<T>& p) or by value: void foo(shared_ptr<T> p) ?...
std::shared_ptr<Object> p1 = std::make_shared<Object>("foo"); std::shared_ptr<Object> p2(new Object("foo")); Many google and stackoverflow posts are there on this, but I am not able to understand why make_shared is more efficient than...
I have a solid understanding of most OOP theory but the one thing that confuses me a lot is virtual destructors. I thought that the destructor always gets called...