Re: smart ptrs in vectors

From:
 er <erwann.rogard@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:18:56 -0000
Message-ID:
<1190071136.602852.17290@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>
On Sep 17, 7:15 pm, er <erwann.rog...@gmail.com> wrote:

hi,

i'm wondering what is the role of A::operator= below in doing:
        Impl impl0(0);
        A a0(impl0);
        std::vector<A> vec;
        vec.push_back(a0);

if i put it as private the compiler complains but if i put it as
public, the message "A::operator=" does not appear. the message
"A::A(A&)" however does print. any suggestion appreciated. thanks!

class Impl{
        public:
                Impl(unsigned int i_):i(i_){};
        private:
                unsigned int i;};

class A{
        public:
                A(Impl& impl_):impl(impl_){};
                A(const A& a):impl(a.impl){std::cout<<"A::A(const
A&)"<<std::endl;};
                A& operator=(const A& a);
                A& operator=(const A& a);{//complain if private
                        std::cout<<"A::operator="<<std::endl;//does not show
                        if(&a!=this){
                              throw
std::runtime_error("A::operator=");
                        };
                        return *this;
                };
        private:
                A();
                Impl& impl;//Impl& instead of some_ptr<Impl> because i intend to
keep impl throughout lifetime of A. anything wrong with it?

};


ps: ignore the first A& operator=(const A& a)

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