Introduction
What are smart pointers? They are a means of handling the problems associated with normal pointers, namely memory management issues like memory leaks, double-deletions, dangling pointers etc. This post gives a simple guide to creating your own smart pointer in C++. As a simple starting example, consider a basic template class which can be used to hold generic data types:
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Constructor, destructors and assignment operators
There is a rule of thumb in C++ that if a class defines a destructor, constructor and copy assignment operator – then it should explicitly define these and not rely on their default implementation. Continue reading
Using boost::scoped_array
When we want to dynamically allocate an array of objects for some purpose, the C++ programming language offers us the new and delete operators that are intended to replace the traditional malloc() and free() subroutines that are part of the standard library : Continue reading
Using boost::scoped_array
When we want to dynamically allocate an array of objects for some purpose, the C++ programming language offers us the new and delete operators that are intended to replace the traditional malloc() and free() subroutines that are part of the standard library :
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