# bdm::shared_ptr< T > Class Template Reference

A naive implementation of roughly a subset of the std::tr1::shared_ptr spec. More...

## Detailed Description

### template<typename T>
class bdm::shared_ptr< T >

A naive implementation of roughly a subset of the std::tr1::shared_ptr spec.

Really just roughly - it ignores memory exceptions, for example; also note I didn't read the spec.

The standard template would naturally be preferable, if it was included in the standard libraries of all supported compilers - but as of 2009, that's still a problem...

`#include <shared_ptr.h>`

List of all members.

## Public Member Functions
| shared_ptr ()
| Default constructor.
| shared_ptr (T *p)
| shared_ptr (const shared_ptr< T > &other)
| Copy constructor.
template<typename U >
| shared_ptr (const shared_ptr< U > &other)
| Generalized copy.
| ~shared_ptr ()
shared_ptr< T > & | operator= (const shared_ptr< T > &other)
| Assignment operator.
T * | get ()
T * | operator-> ()
T & | operator* ()
const T * | get () const
const T * | operator-> () const
const T & | operator* () const
bool | unique () const
| Returns use_count() == 1.
long | use_count () const
| operator bool () const
| Boolean cast.
template<typename U >
| operator shared_ptr< const U > () const
| const cast
void | swap (shared_ptr &other)
| Efficient swap for shared_ptr.
## Friends
class | shared_ptr

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<typename T>

bdm::shared_ptr< T >::shared_ptr | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Default constructor.

Creates an empty shared_ptr - one that doesn't point anywhere.

template<typename T>

bdm::shared_ptr< T >::shared_ptr | ( | T * | p | ) | `[inline]`

Constructs a shared_ptr that owns the pointer p (unless p is NULL, in which case this constructor creates an empty shared_ptr). When p isn't null, it must have been alllocated by new!

template<typename T>

bdm::shared_ptr< T >::shared_ptr | ( | const shared_ptr< T > & | other | ) | `[inline]`

Copy constructor.

If other is empty, constructs an empty shared_ptr; otherwise, constructs a shared_ptr that shares ownership with other.

template<typename T>
template<typename U >

bdm::shared_ptr< T >::shared_ptr | ( | const shared_ptr< U > & | other | ) | `[inline]`

Generalized copy.

Allows initialization of shared pointer of a base type from raw pointer to a derived type.

If other is empty, constructs an empty shared_ptr; otherwise, constructs a shared_ptr that shares ownership with other.

template<typename T>

bdm::shared_ptr< T >::~shared_ptr | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Destructor.

## Member Function Documentation

template<typename T>

const T* bdm::shared_ptr< T >::get | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Returns the stored pointer (which remains owned by this instance). For empty instances, this method returns NULL.

template<typename T>

T* bdm::shared_ptr< T >::get | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Returns the stored pointer (which remains owned by this instance). For empty instances, this method returns NULL.

Referenced by bdm::mepdf::from_setting(), bdm::mepdf::mepdf(), and bdm::Kalman< fsqmat >::posterior().

template<typename T>

bdm::shared_ptr< T >::operator bool | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Boolean cast.

This operator returns true if and only if the instance isn't empty.

template<typename T>
template<typename U >

bdm::shared_ptr< T >::operator shared_ptr< const U > | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

const cast

Shared pointer to T can be converted to shared pointer to const T, just like T * can be converted to T const *.

template<typename T>

const T& bdm::shared_ptr< T >::operator* | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Returns a reference to the object pointed to by the stored pointer. This method may only be called when the stored pointer isn't NULL.

template<typename T>

T& bdm::shared_ptr< T >::operator* | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Returns a reference to the object pointed to by the stored pointer. This method may only be called when the stored pointer isn't NULL.

template<typename T>

const T* bdm::shared_ptr< T >::operator-> | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Returns the stored pointer (which remains owned by this instance). This method may only be called when the stored pointer isn't NULL.

template<typename T>

T* bdm::shared_ptr< T >::operator-> | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Dereferences the stored pointer (which remains owned by this instance). This method may only be called when the stored pointer isn't NULL.

template<typename T>

long bdm::shared_ptr< T >::use_count | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Returns the number of shared_ptr instances (including this instance) that share ownership with this instance. For empty instances, this method returns 0.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- shared_ptr.h