Re: A Sample auto_ptr implementation

From:
Barry <dhb2000@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:06:57 -0700 (PDT)
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On Oct 13, 10:10 pm, Ankur Arora <ankuraror...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for the reply Kai!
Please see the comments below.

On Oct 13, 2:53 pm, Kai-Uwe Bux <jkherci...@gmx.net> wrote:

Ankur Arora wrote:

Hi All,

I'm building a sample application that uses a custom auto_ptr
implementation.
The program crashes with the following output:-

Output (Debug Assertion failed)
----------

         release called
         copy constructor
         aap: ptr2= 10
         aap: ptr3= 20
         aap: ptr3= 10
         aap: exiting app
         Deleting pointee...10
         Deleting pointee...-572662307 (...=

problem ?)

Code
--------


Just a data point: your code works for me with output

         release called
         copy constructor
         aap: ptr2= 10
         aap: ptr3= 20
         Inside operator=
         Inside operator=, calling reset
         release called
         reset called
         aap: ptr3= 10
         aap: exiting app
         Deleting pointee...10

So I just have nits:

#include<iostream>

using namespace std;


It's a bad idea to use using namespace std in a header.


Agreed!

[snip]

template <class T>
inline MyAutoPtr<T>::~MyAutoPtr()
{
  if(pointee)
  {
    cout<<"\n\t Deleting pointee..."<<*pointee;
    delete pointee;
   }
}


delete will perform its own check for 0. It is required to be a null-op=

 in

that case.


I did this since removing this check caused the program to crash, even
though I had made pointee equals to 0 in release(), which was used in
the copy constructor.
I'm using visual studio 2008 express edition. You reckon this is a
complier issue?

[snip]

template<class T>
template<class U>
MyAutoPtr<T>& MyAutoPtr<T>::operator=(MyAutoPtr<U>& rhs)
{
  cout<<"\n\t Inside operator=";
  if(this!=&rhs)


This if-clause will not compile when T and U are different.

You could use

  if ( this->pointee == rhs.pointee )

instead (I think).


I saw this example in "More Effective C++" by scott meyers. This was
how its used in that book. Here is a code.

//Interface
template<class T>
class auto_ptr {
public:
  explicit auto_ptr(T *p = 0); // see Item=

 5 for a

                                    =

        // description of

"explicit"
  template<class U> // =

copy constructor member

  auto_ptr(auto_ptr<U>& rhs); // template (=

see Item 28):

                                    =

        // initialize a new

auto_ptr
                                    =

        // with any compatible

                                    =

        // auto_ptr

  ~auto_ptr();
  template<class U> // =

assignment operator

  auto_ptr<T>& =

 // member template (see

  operator=(auto_ptr<U>& rhs); // Item 28)=

: assign from

any
                                    =

        // compatible auto_ptr

  T& operator*() const; // see =

Item 28

  T* operator->() const; // see =

Item 28

  T* get() const; /=

/ return value of current

                                    =

        // dumb pointer

  T* release(); =

 // relinquish ownership of

                                    =

        // current dumb pointer

and
                                    =

        // return its value

  void reset(T *p = 0); // de=

lete owned pointer;

                                    =

        // assume ownership of p

private:
  T *pointee;
template<class U> // =

make all auto_ptr

classes
friend class auto_ptr<U>; // friends =

of one another

};

//Implementation
template<class T>
inline auto_ptr<T>::auto_ptr(T *p)
: pointee(p)
{}
template<class T>
  inline auto_ptr<T>::auto_ptr(auto_ptr<U>& rhs)
  : pointee(rhs.release())
  {}
template<class T>
inline auto_ptr<T>::~auto_ptr()
{ delete pointee; }
template<class T>
  template<class U>
  inline auto_ptr<T>& auto_ptr<T>::operator=(auto_ptr<U>& rhs)
  {
    if (this != &rhs) reset(rhs.release());
    return *this;
  }
template<class T>
inline T& auto_ptr<T>::operator*() const
{ return *pointee; }
template<class T>
inline T* auto_ptr<T>::operator->() const
{ return pointee; }
template<class T>
inline T* auto_ptr<T>::get() const
{ return pointee; }
template<class T>
inline T* auto_ptr<T>::release()
{
  T *oldPointee = pointee;
  pointee = 0;
  return oldPointee;}

template<class T>
inline void auto_ptr<T>::reset(T *p)
{
  if (pointee != p) {
    delete pointee;
    pointee = p;
  }

}

Anything wrong with the above ? (would be surprised if there is, as it
came from scott meyers)

Q1. Any problems with the above code ?


There's a reversion for auto_ptr (IIRC, a article is proviede by Mayer
on
this), adding auto_ptr_ref for conversion, which supports rvalue
initialization for auto_ptr. which is done transparently.

void fun(auto_ptr<T> ptr);
fun(auto_ptr(new T)); // rvalue -> auto_ptr_ref -> auto_ptr

It works with g++.


Again, looks like an issue with visual studio 2008 express.


there are two problem with visual C++ 2005 in this issue:
1. as extension, "explicit" does NOT work as standard says.
   needs /Za switch to turn it off.

2. auto_ptr_ref use void* rather T*

point 2 is fixed by VS 2008(none expression version,
but I expression version should ship the same lib)

Q2. What is causing operator= not to be called and how to fix it ?


A bug in your compiler?

[snip]


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