Re: [Boost-Users] Newbie and shared_ptr

From: Darin Adler (darin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-19 18:11:17

On Monday, August 19, 2002, at 02:48  PM, Ian Mold wrote:

> I have been looking at the shared_ptr class, and I have made a change 
> to include an assignment from a standard pointer. I have done this so 
> that I don't have to create a new shared_ptr just to reassign an 
> existing shared_ptr.

You can use the reset() member function to do this. You don't need to 
change the class.

Using a named member function (reset) is less error prone because the 
transfer of ownership is clearer; that's why we don't provide an 
operator= that "adopts" the passed pointer.

     -- Darin