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Thanks for the answer! But could you explain how using a smart pointer would release the restriction of dynamic allocation? I didn't quite get this part.

Kos
– Kos

2011-07-25 18:13:36 +00:00
Commented Jul 25, 2011 at 18:13
@Kos, with smart pointers you can hide the allocation/deallocation of the actual object from your users. They only see the encapsulating smart pointer, which to the outside world behaves like a statically allocated object.

Péter Török
– Péter Török

2011-07-25 20:40:03 +00:00
Commented Jul 25, 2011 at 20:40
@Kos, not in the strict sense, AFAIR. You pass in the object to be wrapped, which you have probably allocated dynamically at some point. Then the smart pointer takes ownership of it and ensures that it is properly destroyed when it is no more needed (the time of which is decided differently for different kinds of smart pointers).

Péter Török
– Péter Török

2011-07-26 07:35:42 +00:00
Commented Jul 26, 2011 at 7:35

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