Re: [Boost-Users] boost smart pointers with memory managers

From: Duane Murphy (duanemurphy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-19 11:09:54

--- At Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:57:53 +0000, shanypozin2003 wrote:

>Hi
>Is there a way to work with boost's smart pointers ,
>for memory allocated by a memory manager ?
>I have a memory manager the pre allocates memory , and when i need 
>new memory , i use the manager to supply it , and when i am finished,
>i return the memory to the memory manager .

smart pointers are constructed with a pointer to allocated memory, so
there isnt a need to worry about that. The problem is how to delete that
data properly. 

smart pointers actually take an additional default parameter that is a
deleter object. There are examples in the documentation or browse the
sources to see how it works. You would write a deleter object that would
return your memory to the memory manager and construct your smart
pointers with an instance of that object.

 ...Duane