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Smart pointers
Smart pointers
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A smart pointer manages a pointer to a heap allocated object
- Deletes the pointed-to object at the right time
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operator->()calls managed object methods -
operator.()calls smart pointer methods - smart pointer to a base class can hold a pointer to a derived class
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STL smart pointers:
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std::unique_ptr<> -
std::shared_ptr<> -
std::weak_ptr<> -
std::auto_ptr<>- removed in C++17
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