[boost] Re: non-member reset()

Stefan Slapeta <stefan_nospam_@slapeta.com> writes:

David Abrahams wrote:

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Not for many types that one might like to reset, such as pointers, shared_ptr<T>, and integral types.

So I guess you mean that plain assignment is better in general?

No, I mean that you can't make any clear generalization. It seems to me like for this particular case plain assignment is probably better. YMMV. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com