RE: [boost] Syntactic sugar for scoped_ptr

From: Schoenborn, Oliver (Oliver.Schoenborn_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-13 09:37:58

We use a function isNull(const T&) where T is a smart pointer, and body of
function calls appropriate method of smart pointer. This leads to code that
is clear and greppable: 

if (isNull(ptr)) { ... }

Best,
Oliver

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Hadsell [mailto:hadsell_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:30 AM
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> Subject: Re: [boost] Syntactic sugar for scoped_ptr
> 
> 
> Ed Brey wrote:
> > 
> > I like the operator! and implicit pointer conversion 
> operators that are part of the current shared_ptr.  They are 
> convenient for testing whether the pointer is null or not 
> with minimal verbosity.  I think it would be a good idea to 
> add the same to scoped_ptr and scoped_array.  What do others think?
> 
> I'd like it, too.  I have just started using scoped_ptr and 
> scoped_array, and my
> code is now littered with "if (ptr.get ())" everywhere that 
> it used to read "if
> (ptr)".  (and "if (! ptr.get ())")
> 
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