Linked Questions

I understand the syntax and general semantics of pointers versus references, but how should I decide when it is more-or-less appropriate to use references or pointers in an API? Naturally some ...

If I declare an object wrapped in a shared pointer: std::shared_ptr<myClass> myClassObject(new myClass()); then I wanted to pass it as an argument to a method: DoSomething(myClassObject); //...

I use std::tr1::shared_ptr extensively throughout my application. This includes passing objects in as function arguments. Consider the following: class Dataset {...} void f( shared_ptr< Dataset ...

I recall reading somewhere that using references to smart pointers can cause memory corruption. Is this simply because of using the reference of the smart pointer after its been destroyed? Or does ...

I have a program that uses boost::shared_ptrs and, in particular, relies on the accuracy of the use_count to perform optimizations. For instance, imagine an addition operation with two argument ...

I'm currently wrapping a C++ class with C++/CLI for .NET interoperability following the standard process of holding a native pointer in a managed class. In one instance, I have a native class that has ...

there are already a couple of questions regarding this topic, but I am still not sure what to do: Our codebase uses shared_ptr at many places. I have to admit that we did not define ownership clearly ...

Is it possible, and if so, how can I create a signal/slot in Qt that is a const reference to a shared_ptr? I want a signal that looks like this: void signal( shared_ptr<SomeClass> const & )...

I want to pass an object by smart-pointer reference to a function. The function may change the value of the referenced object, but may not change the reference itself. There are two obvious ways to ...

Let's consider this class: class X { std::map<uint32_t, uint32_t> _map; public: X() { /* Populate the map */ } std::map<uint32_t, uint32_t> getTheMap() { return _map; } }; ...

Can an excessive use of smart pointers (especially shared_ptr) cause an increase in kernel calls? I am trying to optimize and simplify a real-time (QNX) codebase. One focus besides memory and realtime ...