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C++ API design: using references vs smart pointers in a getter API
I'm trying to design an API for an object manager that registers and retrieves different related objects. When I want to retrieve an object, I can query it by its object id. I'm wondering if I should ...
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Managing reference-like members with shared pointers [closed]
It is a well-known fact that there is no built-in mechanism that prevents member fields that are references from being invalidated, even if they are const. (For more background see: https://herbsutter....
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Polymorphic template container: shared_ptr vs reference_wrapper
Assuming we have two classes:
class A
{
...
}
class B : public A
{
...
}
Would it be better to write
std::deque<shared_ptr<A> > container;
or
std::deque<reference_wrapper<...
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