Re: dynamically allocated buffers
Using std::vector and auto_ptr we get some exception safety.
void foo(char *force_buffer=0)
{
char *buffer = force_buffer;
std::auto_ptr<std::vector<char> > hold_array;
if(!buffer)
{
hold_array = std::auto_ptr<std::vector<char> >
(new std::vector(size));
// set buffer to point to beginning of the new buffer.
buffer = &*hold_array->begin();
}
// use buffer to access_data
}
Why it's so complicated?
I think the following is enough:
void foo(char *force_buffer=0)
{
char *buffer = force_buffer;
std::vector<char> array;
if(!buffer)
{
array.resize(size);
buffer = &*array->begin();
}
// use buffer
}
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