boost_smart_ptr/shared_ptr_example2.hpp

//  Boost shared_ptr_example2 header file  -----------------------------------//

#include <boost/smart_ptr.hpp>

//  This example demonstrates the handle/body idiom (also called pimpl and
//  several other names).  It separates the interface (in this header file)
//  from the implementation (in shared_ptr_example2.cpp).

//  Note that even though example::implementation is an incomplete type in
//  some translation units using this header, shared_ptr< implementation >
//  is still valid because the type is complete where it counts - in the
//  shared_ptr_example2.cpp translation unit where functions requiring a
//  complete type are actually instantiated.

class example
{
 public:
  example();
  ~example();
  example( const example & );
  example & operator=( const example & );
  void do_something();
 private:
  class implementation;
  boost::shared_ptr< implementation > _imp; // hide implementation details
};