Re: [boost] [Smart Pointers]

Subject: Re: [boost] [Smart Pointers]
From: Arpan Sen (arpansen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-09 07:04:01

why not just use unique_ptr with custom deleter function?

On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Rahul Sr <srivasrrahul_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hi All,
>       This is my first post though so please bear with my sentences.
>
> I have used scoped_ptr but this is too tied with new/delete semantics i.e.
> can't use it with pointers which gets allocated from specialized memory
> area.
>
> class AManager
> {
>      public:
>      A * allocate();
>      void deallocate(A * p);
> };
>
> class A
> {
>    .....
> };
>
> This specially happens when I use scoped pointer for C like
> pointers/allocator:
>
>
> Can I modify scoped pointer to have release semantics which is user
> defined:
>
> template<typename T>
> class DefaultReleasePolicy
> {
>     static void releaseA(T * p)
>     {
>              delete p;
>      }
> };
>
> class ReleaseAPolicy
> {
>     static void releaseA(A * p)
>     {
>       AManager::getInstance()->deallocate(p);
>     }
> };
>
> template<typename T,typemame ReleasePolicy = DefaultReleasePolicy<T> >
> class ScopedPtrModified
> {
>        ~ScopedPtrModified()
>        {
>              ReleasePolicy::release(m_ptr);
>
>        }
> };
>
>
> Is this fine? Let me know your thoughts.
>
> Regards,
> Rahul
>
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Regards,
   Arpan
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