Re: [boost] get_pointer

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-30 14:44:13

"Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]> writes:

> From: "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]>
>> "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>
>> > It's fairly easy to provide a get_pointer for std::auto_ptr. ;-)
>>
>> One that works for regular pointers as well, and works on msvc6? I'd
>> love to see that!
>
> Now I'm not sure what you mean.
>
> namespace boost
> {
>     template<class T> T * get_pointer(T * p) { return p; }
>     template<class T> T * get_pointer(std::auto_ptr<T> const & p) { return
> p.get(); }
> }

Oh, good point. I guess that VC6 just prevents us from supplying a
generalized form:

    template<class T> typename T::element_type get_pointer(T const& p) { return p.get(); }

Not very general anyway, I know ;-)

-Dave

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