Re: [boost] Pimpl Again?

Subject: Re: [boost] Pimpl Again?
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-31 21:52:59

Howard Hinnant wrote:

> It has to be outlined, in the source.cpp:
>
>     #include <memory>
>
>     class Book
>     {
>         struct implementation;
>         std::unique_ptr<implementation> impl_;
>     public:
>         ~Book();
>         Book();
>     };

You could probably do

// hpp

class Book
{
    struct implementation;
    std::unique_ptr<implementation, void(*)(implementation*)> impl_;

public:

    Book();
};

// cpp

Book::Book(): impl_( new implementation, checked_delete<implementation> ) {}