Re: [boost] new smart pointer suggestion

From: Caleb Epstein (caleb.epstein_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-02 16:39:10

On 1/1/06, Preston A. Elder <prez_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> What does everyone think of a new smart pointer called deep_ptr.
>
> This pointer would hold a unique pointer (only one copy at a time), but
> provide convenient syntax to have a deep copy of the underlying data on an
> operator= call.

I think the Policy Pointer in the review queue offers this functionality.

The most recent version I'm aware of is in the boost-sandbox CVS:

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/boost-sandbox/boost-sandbox/boost/policy_ptr/

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