Re: [boost] shared_ptr question

From: H (h.v.niekerk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-22 08:52:02

> I told you that already.  You don't need pointers (since you're
> using a factory function to create the instance, you'll need one
> pointer, but the other uses don't have to be pointers).
> 
>    void function1(FtInterface & fti)
>    {
>       function2(fti);
>    }
> 
>    int main()
>    {
>       std::auto_ptr<FtInterface> fti(ftGetIfFromFactor(...));
>       function1(*fti);
>    }
> 
Thank you for this. Question tho: when function1 is in a different .cpp 
file than main(), I would still have to declare FtInterface in that .cpp 
file, right?

> The bottom line is that your problems stem not from
> boost::shared_ptr usage but from fundamental misunderstandings of
> how C++ works.  The Boost Users List or comp.lang.c++.moderated
> are better places to handle such questions.  It also appears that
> you need to find a good tutorial on C++ to help you understand
> things better.

As I pointed out when I started this thread, I'm not very experienced 
and have been using about 6 different (online) tutorials about C++.

Thank you for your help.

H.