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

From: Kevin Martin (kev82_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-16 15:37:59

On 16 May 2008, at 18:50, Noah Roberts wrote:

> Kevin Martin wrote:
>>
>> 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?
>

A layer of abstraction between the library calls and your user code.

Whether this is a gain or not depends on your opinion I suppose.

Thanks,
Kevin Martin