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weakPtr

std::weak_ptr

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std::unique_ptr models the concept of exclusive ownership, std::shared_ptr the concept of shared ownership.…
enabledShared

Specialities of std::shared_ptr

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After I draw the big picture of a std::shared_ptr in the last post, I want to present two special aspects…
sharedPtr

std::shared_ptr

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std::shared_ptr's share the resource. The shared reference counter counts the number of owners. Copying…
uniquePtr

std::unique_ptr

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According to the RAII idiom, a std::unique_ptr manages automatically and exclusively the lifetime of…
comparisonEng

Memory and Performance Overhead of Smart Pointers

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C++11 offers four different smart pointers. I will have a closer look in this post regarding memory and…
RessourcenmanagementEng

Careful Handling of Resources

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The careful handling of resources - may it be, for example, memory, files, or sockets - is a key concern…