boost::openmethod::make_unique_virtual

Create a new object and return a unique_virtual_ptr to it.

Synopsis

Declared in <boost/openmethod/interop/std_unique_ptr.hpp>

template<
    class Class,
    class Registry = boost::openmethod::default_registry,
    typename... T>
auto
make_unique_virtual(T&&... args);

Description

Create an object using std::make_unique, and return a unique_virtual_ptr pointing to it. Since the exact class of the object is known, the virtual_ptr is created using final_virtual_ptr.

Class is not required to be a polymorphic class.

Example

unique_virtual_ptr<Animal> animal = make_unique_virtual<Dog>();

std::cout << poke(std::move(animal)) << "\n"; // bark

Return Value

A unique_virtual_ptr<Class, Registry> pointing to a newly created object of type Class.

Template Parameters

Name

Description

Class

The class of the object to create.

Registry

A registry.

T

Types of the arguments to pass to the constructor of Class.

Parameters

Name

Description

args

Arguments to pass to the constructor of Class.

See Also

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