Re: [boost] shared_ptr, interface and dlls,

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-08 17:48:57

Dirk Gregorius wrote:
>
> I changed my code to this:
>
> void DLLCreate( Interface& rInterface )
> {
> // Implementation option #1:
> rInterface.reset( new InterfaceImple );
>
> // Implementation option #2:
> rInterface = InterfacePtr( new InterfaceImpl );
> }
>
> Is this a valid solution as well?

Yes, it's a valid solution. Didn't occur to me that references to classes 
would be allowed in extern "C".

> But how can I load the function than after it got mangled?

You can use the mangled name. Something like 
?DLLCreate@@YA?AV?$shared_ptr_at_VInterface@@@boost@@XZ. :-)