unique_ptr Members

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2013-02-04

Reference

Constructors

unique_ptr::unique_ptr

There are seven constructors for unique_ptr.

Typedefs

deleter_type	A synonym for the template parameter Del.
element_type	A synonym for the template parameter Type.
pointer	A synonym for Del::pointer if defined, otherwise Type *.

Member Functions

unique_ptr::get	Returns stored_ptr.
unique_ptr::get_deleter	Returns a reference to stored_deleter.
unique_ptr::release	stores pointer() in stored_ptr and returns its previous contents.
unique_ptr::reset	Releases the currently owned resource and accepts a new resource.
unique_ptr::swap	Exchanges resource and deleter with the provided unique_ptr.

Operators

operator bool	The operator returns a value of a type that is convertible to bool. The result of the conversion to bool is true when get() != pointer(), otherwise false.
operator->	The member function returns stored_ptr.
operator*	The member function returns*stored_ptr.
unique_ptr operator=	Assigns the value of a unique_ptr (or a pointer-type) to the current unique_ptr.

See Also

Reference

unique_ptr Class

Thread Safety in the Standard C++ Library

Other Resources

<memory> Members