[boost] Re: non-member reset()

From: Stefan Slapeta (stefan_nospam__at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-28 16:22:29

Rob Stewart wrote:
[...]
> 
> Note, however, that a namespace scope reset() can be construed as
> meaning different things to different types.  For example, it
> could be specialized to provide the fastest means to reset any
> object to its initial state.  Thus, it might do
> std::vector<T>().swap(v) or something uglier for other types.
> 
> Thus, reset() should be designed and documented to be
> customizable for a reasonable meaning of "reset" for any type.
> 

Everybody is free to overload reset for his own types, which makes 
perfect sense e.g. for smart prts:

template <typename T>
void reset(shared_ptr<T> &p)
{
     p.reset();
}

...is found via ADL

Stefan