From: Miro Jurisic (macdev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-15 23:44:11
In article <uhdwufcez.fsf_at_[hidden]>,
David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> That never happens as long as the shared_ptr takes ownership in the
> same DLL where the new() occurs. At the point the raw pointer is
> acquired by the shared_ptr, a templated deleter is instantiated; it
> has knowledge not only of the correct heap but also the full type of
> the raw pointer. delete is always performed by dynamic dispatch.
This should be mentioned in the documentation. It's an extremely important
feature and I could find no mention of it anywhere other than what you just said.
meeroh
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