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QScopedPointer guarantees that the object pointed to will get deleted when the current scope dissapears. Consider this function which does heap allocations, and have various exit points: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qscopedpointer.cpp 0 It's encumbered by the manual delete calls. With QScopedPointer, the code can be simplified to: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qscopedpointer.cpp 1 The code the compiler generates for QScopedPointer is the same as when writing it manually. Code that makes use of \a delete are candidates for QScopedPointer usage (and if not, possibly another type of smart pointer such as QSharedPointer). QScopedPointer intentionally has no copy constructor or assignment operator, such that ownership and lifetime is clearly communicated. The const qualification on a regular C++ pointer can also be expressed with a QScopedPointer: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qscopedpointer.cpp 2 \section1 Custom cleanup handlers Arrays as well as pointers that have been allocated with \c malloc must not be deleted using \c delete. QScopedPointer's second template parameter can be used for custom cleanup handlers. The following custom cleanup handlers exist: \list \i QScopedPointerDeleter - the default, deletes the pointer using \c delete \i QScopedPointerArrayDeleter - deletes the pointer using \c{delete []}. Use this handler for pointers that were allocated with \c{new []}. \i QScopedPointerPodDeleter - deletes the pointer using \c{free()}. Use this handler for pointers that were allocated with \c{malloc()}. \endlist You can pass your own classes as handlers, provided that they have a public static function \c{void cleanup(T *pointer)}. \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qscopedpointer.cpp 5 \section1 Forward Declared Pointers Classes that are forward declared can be used within QScopedPointer, as long as the destructor of the forward declared class is available whenever a QScopedPointer needs to clean up. Concretely, this means that all classes containing a QScopedPointer that points to a forward declared class must have non-inline constructors, destructors and assignment operators: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qscopedpointer.cpp 4 Otherwise, the compiler output a warning about not being able to destruct \c MyPrivateClass. \sa QSharedPointer */ /*! \typedef QScopedPointer::pointer \internal */ /*! \fn QScopedPointer::QScopedPointer(T *p = 0) Constructs this QScopedPointer instance and sets its pointer to \a p. */ /*! \fn QScopedPointer::~QScopedPointer() Destroys this QScopedPointer object. Delete the object its pointer points to. */ /*! \fn T *QScopedPointer::data() const Returns the value of the pointer referenced by this object. QScopedPointer still owns the object pointed to. */ /*! \fn T &QScopedPointer::operator*() const Provides access to the scoped pointer's object. If the contained pointer is \c null, behavior is undefined. \sa isNull() */ /*! \fn T *QScopedPointer::operator->() const Provides access to the scoped pointer's object. If the contained pointer is \c null, behavior is undefined. \sa isNull() */ /*! \fn QScopedPointer::operator bool() const Returns \c true if this object is not \c null. This function is suitable for use in \tt if-constructs, like: \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_tools_qscopedpointer.cpp 3 \sa isNull() */ /*! \fn bool operator==(const QScopedPointer &lhs, const QScopedPointer &rhs) Equality operator. Returns true if the scoped pointers \a lhs and \a rhs are pointing to the same object. Otherwise returns false. */ /*! \fn bool operator!=(const QScopedPointer &lhs, const QScopedPointer &rhs) Inequality operator. Returns true if the scoped pointers \a lhs and \a rhs are \e not pointing to the same object. Otherwise returns false. */ /*! \fn bool QScopedPointer::isNull() const Returns \c true if this object is holding a pointer that is \c null. */ /*! \fn void QScopedPointer::reset(T *other = 0) Deletes the existing object it is pointing to if any, and sets its pointer to \a other. QScopedPointer now owns \a other and will delete it in its destructor. */ /*! \fn T *QScopedPointer::take() Returns the value of the pointer referenced by this object. The pointer of this QScopedPointer object will be reset to \c null. Callers of this function take ownership of the pointer. */ /*! \fn bool QScopedPointer::operator!() const Returns \c true if the pointer referenced by this object is \c null, otherwise returns \c false. \sa isNull() */ /*! \fn void QScopedPointer::swap(QScopedPointer &other) Swap this pointer with \a other. */ QT_END_NAMESPACE