Re: [boost] [review][pimpl_ptr] Pimpl Pointer review begins

From: David Gruener (David.Gruener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-15 09:50:47

Tobias Schwinger wrote:

 > As someone who uses the handle/body idiom quite frequently, I'd say it can be very useful.
 >
 > But
 > o for noncopyable classes (90% of the "pimpl candidates" in my projects) scoped_ptr works fine
 > o in other places shared_ptr or intrusive_ptr work, but needs extra work to implement deep copy

No. The boost smart pointers are _not_ directly suitable for pimpls, because
they don't propagate const.

David.