In computer science, a smart pointer is an abstract data type that simulates a pointer while providing added features, such as automatic memory management...

I do consider assignment statements and pointer variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures." Donald Knuth, Structured Programming...

Dangling pointers and wild pointers in computer programming are pointers that do not point to a valid object of the appropriate type. These are special...

implemented using "smart pointers" whose constructors, destructors, and assignment operators manage the references. A smart pointer can be passed by reference...

In the C++ programming language, auto_ptr is an obsolete smart pointer class template that was available in previous versions of the C++ standard library...

operators. For example, a smart pointer class may have an operator bool() to allow it to act more like a primitive pointer: if it includes this conversion...

atomic smart pointers (such as std::atomic<shared_ptr<T>> and std::atomic<weak_ptr<T>>) std::to_address to convert a pointer to a raw pointer calendar...

application domains. They range from general-purpose libraries like the smart pointer library, to operating system abstractions like Boost FileSystem, to...

with a minimum of hand coding. On the COM client side ATL provides smart pointers that deal with COM reference counting. The library makes heavy use of...

including core data structures such as Vec, Option, and HashMap, as well as smart pointer types. Rust also provides a way to exclude most of the standard library...

operator->()->y. Meyers, Scott (October 1999), "Implementing operator->* for Smart Pointers" (PDF), Dr. Dobb's Journal, Aristeia. Although a :: punctuator exists...

C. Bounds-checking elimination Smart pointer Tagged pointer Reese, Richard (2013). Understanding and Using C Pointers: Core Techniques for Memory Management...

tracking a given plain pointer. This introduces the possibility of having two (or more) smart pointers tracking the same plain pointer (which causes corruption...

via smart pointers. In the constructor of the smart pointer, an object can be requested from the pool, and in the destructor of the smart pointer, the...

destroyed. For this purpose, the C++11 standard library defines the smart pointer classes std::unique_ptr for single-owned objects and std::shared_ptr...

provide automatic reference counting to simplify object use. In C++, a smart pointer can be used to automate reference count management. The following are...

inappropriate use of pointers can lead to undefined behavior in a program, particularly due to dangling pointers or wild pointers. Smart pointers are opaque data...

tie-breaking three-pointer with 47 seconds left to help the Celtics claim a 119–114 victory over the New York Knicks. On January 7, 2017, Smart scored a season-high...

become unstable or crash. This can be partially remedied by the use of smart pointers, but these add overhead and complexity. Garbage collection does not...

C++03 language standard. The additions include regular expressions, smart pointers, hash tables, and random number generators. TR1 was not a standard itself...

implements several commonly used tools: typelist, functor, singleton, smart pointer, object factory, visitor and multimethods. Originally the library was...

identify the entity. Some of these advantages can also be achieved using smart pointers. Components have no game code (behavior) inside of them. The components...

Some also offer support for also creating workspaces that behave like Smart pointer classes. Finally, there is (limited, as of April 2020) support for allowing...

automatically when the program leaves the scope that contains them. Smart pointer Siracusa, John (July 20, 2011). "Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica...

STL-compatible iterators to NCollection classes. "Handle" smart-pointer now uses NULL pointer instead of a special value 0xfefd0000. Added bounding volume...

simplification of user interface by the use of a smart pointer. When playing the game, the pointer lights up when passed over an object that can be interacted...

applied to a pointer to the object. Usually that operation occurs within another destructor, typically the destructor of a smart pointer object. In inheritance...

The Big Two). A ready-to-go example of this approach is the use of smart pointers instead of plain ones. Because implicitly-generated constructors and...

management in C++ is usually done via constructors, destructors, and smart pointers. The C++ standard permits garbage collection, but does not require it...

to the console and files), filesystem library, localisation support, smart pointers for automatic memory management, regular expression support, multi-threading...