Re: [Boost-Users] Re: weak_ptr... no * or ->?

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-11 16:46:28

From: "bill_kempf" <williamkempf_at_[hidden]>
>
> Well, you could write the weak_ptr<>::operator-> to "do the right
> thing":
>
> shared_ptr<T> weak_ptr<T>::operator->()
> {
>    shared_ptr<T> p = make_shared(wp);
>    if (!p)
>      throw "something";
>    return p;

      return shared_ptr<T>(*this); // same as above

> }

Yes, I can, and I did - initially. Darin objected that such an operator->
would be confusing for weak_ptr users and people that read the code (too
much hidden meaning in p->f(),) and it's better to be explicit.