Re: [boost] Loki-like smart pointer using nested inheritance

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-17 11:15:52

At 10:43 AM 1/17/2002, Peter Dimov wrote:

 >From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
 >[...]
 >> The example code is available at:
 >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/smart_pointers/nested_ptr.hpp
 >
 >//  Similar to Loki::SmartPtr, but with a different inheritance 
hierarchy.
 >//  Peter Dimov has pointed out (joke) that pointer_type is probably 
always
 >T*.
 >
 >Not a joke at all.

Sorry, poor choice of words on my part.  I meant that "pointed out" was a 
pun, or play on words, since we are talking about "pointers".

I think your question is an important one.  We need to nail down the 
answer.

If pointer_type is in fact always T*, that fact might be used to simply the 
inheritance hierarchy.

Also, is reference_type always T&?  And stored_type T*?

If not, it would be nice to document examples.

--Beman