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> You can still pass raw pointers to objects managed by a smart pointers. Not if the API is taking ownership and you want your program to be correct. This happ
by UncleMeat 4y ago
> You can still pass raw pointers to objects managed by a smart pointers.
Not if the API is taking ownership and you want your program to be correct. This happens far more often than dealing with something like Qt.
- rtpg 4y agoIf the API takes ownership, can't you just release the smart pointer, effectively forgetting about it and letting the new owner deal with it? Maybe I'm missing somethign.
- UncleMeat 4y agoThat means it is no longer managed by a smart pointer and you need to understand the nature of the API. I understood the above comment to mean that you can just solve problems by calling "get" and moving on with your life.