Re: [Boost-users] shared_ptr<> null deleter

From: Noah Roberts (roberts.noah_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-16 13:50:38

Kevin Martin wrote:
> On 16 May 2008, at 16:49, Noah Roberts wrote:
> 
>> You can do a lot more than that!  Consider the case of a handle of  
>> some
>> sort that you need to return to a service when you are done.  Case in
>> point, in order to get rid of an sqlite database connection pointer  
>> you
>> call db_close(), NOT delete.
>>
>> No big deal, just use db_close as your deleter!
> 
> Is encapsulating the sqlite pointer in an object and having the  
> destructor do that not a better alternative?

Why would it be?  What's gained?