[boost] Re: move_ptr

From: Howard Hinnant (hinnant_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-24 20:36:06

On Jan 24, 2004, at 7:20 PM, Daryle Walker wrote:

> [SNIP]
>> With move_ptr<T[]> you (or at least I) immediately think:  Ok, a smart
>> pointer to an array.
> [TRUNCATE]
>
> I forgot; will "T[]" resolve to an array type?  In function 
> parameters, it
> reduces to "T*", which is something unsuitable here if the same thing
> happens.

It would match a partial specialization such that:

template <class T>
class move_ptr<T[]>
{
    ...
};

Theoretically that specialization could do anything it wanted.  I 
suspect I'm not addressing your concern...

-Howard