Re: [Boost-users] how to release element from ptr_map?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] how to release element from ptr_map?
From: archie14 (admin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-28 12:55:26

Thorsten Ottosen <nesotto <at> cs.aau.dk> writes:

> 
> archie14 skrev:
> > I have an instance of ptr_map<int, classA>. I need to release an element 
from the map and use it somewhere else...
> Does
> 
>    ptrmaptype::auto_type ptr = val.release(val.begin());
> 
> not work??
> 
> Then you can call ptr.release() to get the naked ptr.
> 
> HTH
> 
> -Thorsten
> 

Yes, it works, thanks for the help. I think that I started with auto_type, got 
compile error and moved to try other types. Now it works. Thanks again.