Re: inheritance headache....
* James Kanze:
On Jan 31, 11:12 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" <al...@start.no> wrote:
* b...@blah.com:
class abstractDescription
{
AbstractTarget* create(AbstractDescription* desc)
{
desc->create();
}
}
It's clear what you mean, something like
struct AbstractDescription
{
virtual std::auto_ptr<AbstractTarget> create() const = 0;
};
How is it so clear? Normally, auto_ptr suggests that the caller
will be responsible for deleting the object.
Yes, that was the case.
And most of the
time I've seen such a pattern used, this simply isn't the
case---the object registers itself in its constructor for some
sort of external events, and deletes itself when the appropriate
event arises.
And that wasn't the case.
Cheers, & hth.,
- Alf
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