Smart Pointers organizational logic in draft C++0x

[Scott Meyers]

I see that in the latest draft of C++0x (N3000), unique_ptr (which
syntactically
acts like a pointer, i.e., overloads operator* and operator->) is still not
listed under "Smart Pointers," and weak_ptr (which doesn't syntactically
act
like a pointer) is. shared_ptr and weak_ptr work hand-in-glove, so it
makes
sense to have them both under "Smart Pointers," IMO, but is there a
reason why
unique_ptr isn't listed there?

Thanks,

Scott

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[Pete Becker]

Scott Meyers wrote:
>
> I see that in the latest draft of C++0x (N3000), unique_ptr (which syntactically
> acts like a pointer, i.e., overloads operator* and operator->) is still not
> listed under "Smart Pointers," and weak_ptr (which doesn't syntactically act
> like a pointer) is. shared_ptr and weak_ptr work hand-in-glove, so it makes
> sense to have them both under "Smart Pointers," IMO, but is there a reason why
> unique_ptr isn't listed there?
>

Yes. The reason is that there have been more pressing things to do,
such as removing concepts and then getting the draft back in one
piece, more or less.

It's still a draft.

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[Scott Meyers]

Pete Becker wrote:
> Yes. The reason is that there have been more pressing things to do,
> such as removing concepts and then getting the draft back in one
> piece, more or less.
>
> It's still a draft.

I understand.

Thanks,

Scott

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