SharedPointer Namespace Reference

file CORE_Pointers.hpp CORE interface to reference-counting pointers More...

Detailed Description

file CORE_Pointers.hpp CORE interface to reference-counting pointers

CORE Pointers

CORE pointers are reference counting pointers. Memory pointed by a CORE pointer is automaticaly deallocated.

Basic usage :

• to declare a pointer on a CORE Object:

 SP::<CORE Object> myobject;

• to set a pointer :

 myobject.reset(new <CORE Object>(...));

More documentation on smart pointers and reference counting:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_pointer
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_counting
• http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/smart_ptr