Re: python wrapping question - non standard constructor/destructor

From: Drew.Whitehouse_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-10-18 23:57:13

David,

Sorry I wasn't clear in my description, I want to have non-standard 
constructor/constructors for __init__/__del__ function. ie for the
example below - 

a = A() # in python

would translate to underlying calls of the form

A *a = A::instantiate();

instead of 

A *a = new A;
 
and similar for the destructor. Does this make more sense ?

-Drew

--- In boost_at_y..., "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_r...> wrote:
> Drew,
> 
> constructors and destructors of wrapped classes are called 
automatically, so
> you don't need to override __init__ and __del__.
> 
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Drew.Whitehouse_at_a...>
> >
> > Is it possible to override __init__ __del__ methods so that my own
> > constructors and destructors are called ?
> >
> > eg
> >
> > class A
> > {
> > protected:
> >
> >   A();
> >   virtual ~A();
> >
> > public:
> >
> >   A   *instantiate();
      static A *instantiate();  // <- should have been 
> >   void release();
> >
> > };
> >