[Boost-users] [smart_ptr] weak_ptr pointer semantics

Subject: [Boost-users] [smart_ptr] weak_ptr pointer semantics
From: Szymon Gatner (szymon.gatner_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-10 19:20:52

Hi,

Why weak_ptr does not have (smart) pointer semantics? No * or -> or even get().

I often need a pointer type that is a listener to shared_ptr<> (does not affect
refcount) but is still usable as a regular pointer type. If providing
* and -> operators
is for some reason undesirable then just a get() member would be nice as it
would allow to implement own wrapper with pointer semantics. get() would return
raw pointer from shared counter (so is fast) and not shared_ptr<> as
lock() does.

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Szymon Gatner
The Lordz Games Studio
www.thelordzgamesstudio.com