[boost] Re: serialization #14 - feature request

From: Pavel Vozenilek (pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-06 12:11:24

"Robert Ramey" <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote in
>
> >The factory may allocate new object inside and it may not be possible to
> create default constructed object.
>
> >If something like this is possible:
>
> > template<class Archive>
> > void load(Archive & ar, color** uninitialized_ptr_to_c){
> >   int id;
> >   ar >> id
> >   c* newly_created_c =  color_from_id(id);
> >   (*uninitialized_ptr_to_c) =  newly_created_c;
> >}
>
> That loooks OK to me though I'm not sure why you
> wouldn't just use this:
>  template<class Archive>
>  void load(Archive & ar, color** uninitialized_ptr_to_c){
>
>    int id;
>    ar >> id;
>    *uninitialized_ptr_to_c =  color_from_id(id);
> }
>
This was just to make more clear it doesn't involve any copying.

/Pavel