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Subject: Re: [boost] [shared_ptr] calling functions by reference
From: Olaf van der Spek (ml_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-05-29 07:02:57


On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Bo Persson <bop_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> If you intend to pass by reference, why use a shared_ptr in the first
> place?

Because the function might want to make a copy of the shared_ptr.

Olaf


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