Re: [Boost-users] shared_ptr/shared_array Question

voodoo4@otenet.gr wrote:

Let's say i have these objects(the code is just an example):

class Slave { Slave(); ~Slave(); };

class Master { Master(); Master(int size); ~Master();

Slave *sl; };

I want "sl" to be an array of Slaves on the free store but the sized will be determined in the constructor.

With normal pointers i would write:

Master::Master(int val) { sl=new Slave[val]; }

Master::~Master() { delete sl; }

class Master { // ... shared_array<Slave> sl; }; Master::Master(int val) : sl(new Slave[val]) { } Master::~Master() { // intentionally left blank! } Of course, you may want to use scoped_array<Slave> instead of shared_array<Slave>, but that depends on what you want to do. -- Colin