Re: [boost] [shared_array] Why not in C++11 ?

Subject: Re: [boost] [shared_array] Why not in C++11 ?
From: Glen Fernandes (glen.fernandes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-07-05 18:49:06

> Does anyone know why 'boost::shared_array<>' was not made part of C++11,
since pretty much all the other smart pointers were?

Even in Boost, as of 1.53.0, shared_ptr<T[]> is a better alternative than
shared_array<T>. We just need to get Boost's shared_ptr<T[]> and
shared_ptr<T[N]> to be part of the future standard (instead of adding
shared_array to the future standard).

Glen