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Re: temporary auto_ptr

From: Dima Sorkin <dima dot sorkin at gmail dot com>
To: John Love-Jensen <eljay at adobe dot com>
Cc: gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:23:24 +0200
Subject: Re: temporary auto_ptr
References: <e4029360050929045315a70444@mail.gmail.com> <BF6143AB.2561%eljay@adobe.com>
Reply-to: Dima Sorkin <dima dot sorkin at gmail dot com>

On 9/29/05, John Love-Jensen  wrote:
> The f2 function returns an auto_ptr<const A>.
> You are trying to return an auto_ptr<const B>.
> An auto_ptr<const B> is not an auto_ptr<const A>, regardless if a "B is an
> A".
  And it does not matter that there is an implicit conversion possible
between auto_ptr<const B>& and auto_ptr<const A> ?
(unless I explicitly state I want to do it, as in "f1" )

Regards,
 Dima.

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