RE: [Boost-Users] const shared_ptr<>

From: Tom Matelich (tmatelich_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-30 12:21:58

> From: Hossein Haeri [mailto:powerprogman_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:29 AM
> 
> I want to know what the following means:
> 
> int a = 5;
> const boost::shared_ptr<int> sp(&a);
> 

I assume you know this, but this code is in error.  When the last shared_ptr
referencing &a goes away, it will try to delete a, which is illegal.  There
is a workaround defined at
http://www.boost.org/libs/smart_ptr/sp_techniques.html#static , though.

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