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Minor fixes to C++ Smart Pointer section
* Fix minor spelling / grammar problems ("tp de-allocate", "refences", "dont"...) * Remove filler words ("Basically", "As a matter of fact"...) * Remove spaces before parens in smart pointer initialization code sample (consistent with the other sections, e.g. the `Tuples` section) * Clarify `std::weak_ptr` use case
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// Smart Pointer
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// Generally a smart pointer is a class, which wraps a "raw pointer" (usage of "new"
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// Generally a smart pointer is a class which wraps a "raw pointer" (usage of "new"
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// respectively malloc/calloc in C). The goal is to be able to
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// manage the lifetime of the object being point to without explicitly deleting
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// manage the lifetime of the object being pointed to without ever needing to explicitly delete
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// the object. The term itself simply describes a set of pointers with the
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// mentioned abstraction.
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// Basically smart pointers should preferred over raw pointers, to prevent
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// risky memory leaks, which happens if you forget to delete the object.
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// Smart pointers should preferred over raw pointers, to prevent
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// risky memory leaks, which happen if you forget to delete an object.
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// Usage of a raw pointer:
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Dog* ptr = new Dog();
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ptr->bark();
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delete ptr;
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// With the usage of smart pointers you dont have to worry about the deletion
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// of a object anymore.
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// A smart pointer describes a policy, to count the references on the
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// pointer. As matter of fact the objects gets destroyed when the last
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// reference on the object gets destroyed.
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// By using a smart pointer, you don't have to worry about the deletion
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// of the object anymore.
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// A smart pointer describes a policy, to count the references to the
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// pointer. The object gets destroyed when the last
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// reference to the object gets destroyed.
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// Usage of "std::shared_ptr":
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void foo()
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{
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// Its not longer necessary to delete the Dog.
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// It's no longer necessary to delete the Dog.
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std::shared_ptr<Dog> doggo(new Dog());
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doggo->bark();
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}
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// Beware of possible circular references!!!
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// There will be always a reference, so it will be never destroyed!
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std::shared_ptr<Dog> doggo_one (new Dog());
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std::shared_ptr<Dog> doggo_two (new Dog());
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std::shared_ptr<Dog> doggo_one(new Dog());
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std::shared_ptr<Dog> doggo_two(new Dog());
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doggo_one = doggo_two; // p1 references p2
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doggo_two = doggo_one; // p2 references p1
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// As mentioned before there is a set of smart pointers. The way you have to
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// use it, is always the same.
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// This leads us to question, when to use which one?
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// std::unique_ptr - use it when you just want to hold one reference on
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// the same object.
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// std::shared_ptr - use it when you want to hold multiple references on the
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// same object and want to make sure that it´s de-allocated
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// when all refences are gone.
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// std::weak_ptr - use it when you want to hold multiple references from
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// different places for references for which it´s no problem
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// tp de-allocate.
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// There are several kinds of smart pointers.
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// The way you have to use them is always the same.
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// This leads us to the question: when should we use each kind of smart pointer?
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// std::unique_ptr - use it when you just want to hold one reference to
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// the object.
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// std::shared_ptr - use it when you want to hold multiple references to the
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// same object and want to make sure that it's deallocated
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// when all references are gone.
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// std::weak_ptr - use it when you want to access
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// the underlying object of a std::shared_ptr without causing that object to stay allocated.
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// Weak pointers are used to prevent circular referencing.
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