Threaded SmartPtr questions
Dear C++ Users,
I am studying Modern C++ design and I simplified a threaded smart
pointer implementation as following code. As I execute it I found that
tsp is actually deleted twice. I am trying to see whether my approach
is correct and would like to hear your opinions.
dbtouch
#include <iostream>
class Foo {
public:
void func() {
std::cout << "Foo::func()" << std::endl;
}
Foo(const Foo& f) {
std::cout << "Foo::Foo(const Foo&)" << std::endl;
}
Foo() {
std::cout << "Foo::Foo()" << std::endl;
}
~Foo() {
std::cout << "Foo:~Foo()" << std::endl;
}
};
class Mutex {
public:
void acquire() {
std::cout << "Mutex.acquire()" << std::endl;
}
void release() {
std::cout << "Mutex.release()" << std::endl;
}
};
template <typename SharedObject, typename SyncPolicy>
class ThreadedSmartPtr {
SharedObject* m_ptr;
Mutex lock;
public:
ThreadedSmartPtr(SharedObject* ptr, SyncPolicy& lck) :
m_ptr(ptr), lock(lck) {
lock.acquire();
}
~ThreadedSmartPtr() {
lock.release();
}
SharedObject* operator -> () {
return m_ptr;
}
};
template <typename T>
class SmartPtr {
T *object;
public:
SmartPtr(T* value) : object(value) {
}
T operator->() {
return *object;
}
~SmartPtr() {
if (object)
delete object;
}
};
typedef ThreadedSmartPtr<Foo, Mutex> oldSmartPtr;
int main() {
Foo *ptr = new Foo;
Mutex m;
oldSmartPtr tsp(ptr, m);
SmartPtr<oldSmartPtr> sp(&tsp);
sp->func();
}
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