[Boost-users] boost::scoped_ptr and std::auto_ptr interoperability

From: Sam Partington (sam.partington_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-15 07:17:15

Hi all,

Is there any reason why boost::scoped_ptr::reset doesn't provide a
std::auto_ptr overload?

Take the following code :

class A {};
std::auto_ptr<A> factory();

// ...

boost::scoped_ptr<A> a;

a.reset(factory().release());

wheras 

a.reset(factory());

would be neater.

(Trivial difference I know, but it does add to readability)

Sam

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