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Subject: Re: [boost] [Root Pointer] Seeking a Review Manager
From: Phil Bouchard (philippeb8_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-04-03 20:53:34
On 04/03/2016 08:32 PM, Edward Diener wrote:
>
> I still am not getting what root_ptr<someType> is. Is it a replacement
> for shared_ptr ?
There is no performance loss in using root_ptr/node_ptr over shared_ptr
so therefore yes it is a replacement for shared_ptr/weak_ptr.
> What is node_ptr<someType> ? How does a root_ptr relate
> to a node_ptr ?
root_ptr has a 1 to many relationship with node_ptr which means only 1
root_ptr should be used to refer to multiple node_ptrs. Just like:
- a container (1 root with multiple nodes) or
- the implementation of a webpage in C++ (1 root per page with mutliple
HTML elements)
> Can there be numerous root_ptrs and node_ptrs for any
> given 'someType' ?
Yes a class can have multiple roots to some instantiations of the class
and each instantiation can have numerous number of node_ptrs contained
within.
> What root_ptr and node_ptr syntax solves cyclic
> dependencies and how does this work ?
I'll document that.
> These are some of the basic questions introductions and/or overviews
> should be explaining to prosepctive users of your library, preferably
> with good examples illustrating the explanations. You know these things
> but I do not see how you can expect others to know them unless you are
> willing to explain them in your doc using understandable paragraphs and
> sentences that communicate what you know.
Thanks for your questions, it helps me a lot improving the documentation.
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