Re: new Class(*this)
On Thu, 9 Apr 2015 07:56:59 -0700 (PDT)
=C3=96=C3=B6 Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> wrote:
On Thursday, 9 April 2015 13:30:26 UTC+3, Chris Vine wrote:
Can you unpack this one for me, with an example of what you have in
mind?
#include <memory>
struct A
{
// virtuals
virtual A*
clone() const { return new A(*this); };
virtual std::unique_ptr<A>
smart_clone() const { return std::unique_ptr<A>(new
A(*this)); }
};
struct B : public A
{
// overrides
B*
clone() const override { return new B(*this); };
// OK
std::unique_ptr<B>
smart_clone() const override { return
std::unique_ptr<B>(new B(*this)); } // compile error
};
[snip]
I have to return 'std::unique_ptr<A>' from 'smart_clone' of B or
there are no override. However that means the 'smart_clone' is less
convenient than 'clone' in situation where I need deep copy of
'std::unique_ptr<B>' and so expect to have 'std::unique_ptr<B>' as
well.
OK, thanks, I see the point.
Chris
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