Re: [Boost-users] noncopyable

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] noncopyable
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-04 11:50:39

AMDG

Hicham Mouline wrote:
> Like this?
>
> class C : public boost::noncopyable {
> public:
>   ... clone() const
>   {
>    ...
>   }
> private:
>    C( const C& rhs )
>    {
>      ....
>    }
> };
>
> ... instance c1 of C exists here ....
>
> What possible return types of clone() const are possible?
> .A native reference
> .An auto_ptr
>   

auto_ptr makes more sense than a reference because the copy
needs to be allocated on the heap.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe