Re: [Boost-users] Smart pointer library in boost

Olga Gerchikov wrote:

Suppose I have this function in c++:

int* f(int size) { int * array = new int[size]; return array;

}

Is there a safe idiom to prevent memory leak?

yes.

Should i use auto_ptr in C++?

yes, but not here.

Or should I use the smart pointer library in boost? Which is the simplest solution?

use std::vector<int> in the above case: std::vector<int> v( size ); -Thorsten