Re: [boost] (RFC) make_shared name change

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-14 10:13:33

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

> I'm thinking of renaming make_shared(weak_ptr), as the current
> similarity with make_pair is undesirable.

Why?

> The best replacement I can come up with is
> get_shared_ptr. I.e. instead of
>
> if(shared_ptr<X> px = make_shared(wp))
> {
> }
>
> the pattern will look like
>
> if(shared_ptr<X> px = get_shared_ptr(wp))
> {
> }
>
> Comments? 

get_shared_ptr sounds a bit like the weak_ptr contains a shared_ptr.

> Suggestions?

to_shared[_ptr]
as_shared[_ptr]

?

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