Re: [boost] [shared_ptr] delete shared_ptr

Subject: Re: [boost] [shared_ptr] delete shared_ptr
From: Kenny Riddile (kfriddile_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-18 12:29:42

On 3/18/2011 12:19 PM, Eric J. Holtman wrote:
> On 3/18/2011 11:11 AM, Kenny Riddile wrote:
>
>>>
>>> having "delete p" do *anything other* than p = 0
>>> for a smart pointer would be suicidal.
>>
>> That actually kind of sounds like the exact opposite of what I said :)
>>
>
> Well, you elided my second point.  My point was, clearly,
> that "delete p" can't really call delete.
>
> So, the only thing it can do is the equivalent of "p.reset".
>
> And I was arguing for just using "p.reset" (which I prefer
> over "p=0", because it's easier to search for)
>
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Agreed...sometimes typing is far inferior to speaking :)