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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: KSharedPtr
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () ens ! ascom ! ch>
Date:       1999-07-13 10:03:46
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Simon Hausmann wrote:
> 
> I just like to note that the other solution is to avoid the *X cast
> problem by typedef'ing:
> 
> class Foo: public QShared
> {
>   typedef KSharedPtr<Foo> Ptr;
>   ...
> }
> 
> and use Foo::Ptr instead of *X all around.
> 
> This is what Torben does in KScript (KSValue::Ptr, KSModule::Ptr, etc.)
> 
> The ::Ptr variant looks very nice and clean, but it's dangerous 
> if the developer doesn't pay attention.
> 
> Nevertheless I like the ::Ptr variant because it
> 1) re-uses QShared
> 2) forces to create clean code (IMHO)
> 
> But Waldo's variant is also very nice.. :-)

It makes sense to have these typedefs as well.

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