[Boost-users] Re: Scoped_ptr + deleter

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-23 19:28:38

Caleb Epstein wrote:
> On 5/23/05, Sohail Somani <s.somani_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Why doesn't scoped_ptr have an additional template parameter to
>> accept a deleter?
>
> Because that would make it larger than sizeof (T*).  I believe the
> general consensus on this is to use shared_ptr or perhaps the upcoming
> policy_ptr.

The size could be kept as is in the case that no deleter is specified, or even
if a stateless deleter were specified. I'd like to see a deleter parameter to
scoped_ptr.

Another option is to use static_move_ptr (which I will probably renamed
unique_ptr soon):

http://www.kangaroologic.com/move_ptr/

Jonathan