Re: [Boost-users] boost shared_ptr with own dtor

On Sat, Dec 08, 2012 at 06:24:08PM +0100, Philipp Kraus wrote:

On 2012-12-08 17:45:07 +0100, Andrew Holden said:

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I would ini tialize the shared pointer like so:

boost::shared_ptr <MyType> ptr;

MyType *temp_ptr = cptr_open(); //Use a temporary pointer to avoid initializing the shared pointer with null.

if (temp_ptr) ptr.reset(temp_ptr, &cptr_close); //Now discard temp_ptr

O http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_52_0/libs/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.htm#construct... I found that I can use a ctor with template shared_ptr(Y * p, D d); and D is a dtor call. Do you have an example for D ?

'D' can be any type whose value 'd' is callable as d(p). This includes, but is not limited to: D: std::function // friendly wrapper around callables D: void (*)(Y*) // regular function pointer to say void f(Y* p); D: struct D { void operator () (Y* p) const; }; d: [](Y* p) { .. } // lambdas are neat In your case, Andrew outlined how you can pass in a function pointer to your cptr_close, assuming that it has a suitable signature. The D used in reset() adheres to the same rules as the one in the constructor your found, namely that it'll be invoked when the last sibling shared_ptr perishes. -- Lars Viklund | zao@acc.umu.se