Re: Smart Pointer problem
We have our smart pointer implementation. But the operator -> is
creating problem in case of a const pointer. It's always returning a
non-const pointer, therefore, we are able to call a non const function
on a const pointer. How can we overcome this problem?
Smart pointer code.
const is part of the function signature in C++, hence you can write
your methods as:
T* operator->()
{
return m_p;
}
const T *operator->() const
{
return m_p;
}
if a const smartPointer is used a const pointer will be returned,
otherwise a regular pointer is used.
I used your code as follow:
template< class T
struct CSmartPointer
{
CSmartPointer( T* loop ) : m_p( loop ){}
/**
* Returns the raw pointer for use in calling member functions.
*/
T* operator->()
{
return m_p;
}
const T *operator->() const
{
return m_p;
}
T* m_p;
};
class Test {
public:
void ChangeData(int a, int b)
{
X = a;
Y = b;
}
int sum() const
{
return X+Y;
}
private:
int X;
int Y;
};
typedef CSmartPointer<Test> TestPtr;
void TestData(const TestPtr& test)
{
TestPtr tmp( 0 ); // core ahead if run
int x= 0;
int y= 0;
test->sum();
tmp->ChangeData(x, y);
test->ChangeData(x, y);
}
Is that what you want to achieve ?
cheers,
-- paulo
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