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What is a smart pointer and when should I use one?

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What is a smart pointer and when should I use one?

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A smart pointer is a class that wraps a “bare” C++ pointer, to manage the lifetime of the object being pointed to. With “bare” C++ pointers, the programmer has to explicitly destroy the object when it is no longer useful.

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