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boost::shared_ptr question

Started by Sir Sapo Aug 20, 2006 at 2:37 AM 1 replies 1.9k views

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Aug 20, 2006 at 2:37 AM

Hey everyone, Just a quick question about using shared pointers. If I reassign a shared_ptr point to something else, and the reference count of the previously pointed to object is 0, will the shared_ptr automatically delete the old pointer when the shared_ptr is reassigned somewhere else? Sorry if that's unclear...

_goat

Aug 20, 2006 at 2:51 AM

When the last shared_ptr to a bunch of memory is either destroyed or realigned, the reference count drops from 1 to 0 (I believe), and the memory is deallocated. It is a fairly typical shared pointer way of handling things.

Sir Sapo

Aug 20, 2006 at 2:54 AM

Thanks, just checking.

rate++ for the quick response!

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