Re: [boost] Loki SmartPtr questions

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-15 19:55:55

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustavo Guerra" <gustavobt_at_[hidden]>

> Why don't we drop get and release and instead put something like this:
>
> template<T>
> class shared_ptr
> {
> private:
>   T* ptr;
> public:
>   template<class F>
>   void call_legacy_function(F callback)
>   {
>     callback(ptr);
>   }
> };
>
> Of course the callback could still do something bad with the pointer, but
> it's more localized.

I have a function that takes 3 pointers as arguments. Now they've all been
changed to shared_ptrs. Show me how that function can be called (I know how
to do it, but it isn't pretty, even with bind()).

-Dave