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<tr class="t-nv"><td colspan="5"><div class="t-nv-ln-table"><div><a href="gc/declare_reachable.html" title="cpp/memory/gc/declare reachable"><span class="t-lines"><span>declare_reachable</span></span></a></div><div><span class="t-lines"><span><span class="t-mark-rev t-since-cxx11">(C++11)</span></span></span></div></div></td></tr>
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<tr class="t-nv"><td colspan="5"><div class="t-nv-ln-table"><div><a href="align.html" title="cpp/memory/align"><span class="t-lines"><span>align</span></span></a></div><div><span class="t-lines"><span><span class="t-mark-rev t-since-cxx11">(C++11)</span></span></span></div></div></td></tr>
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<tr class="t-nv"><td colspan="5"><div class="t-nv-ln-table"><div><a href="unique_ptr/unique_ptr.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/unique ptr"><span class="t-lines"><span>unique_ptr::unique_ptr</span></span></a></div></div></td></tr>
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<tr class="t-nv"><td colspan="5"><div class="t-nv-ln-table"><div><a href="unique_ptr/release.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/release"><span class="t-lines"><span>unique_ptr::release</span></span></a></div></div></td></tr>
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<tr class="t-nv"><td colspan="5"><div class="t-nv-ln-table"><div><a href="unique_ptr/get.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/get"><span class="t-lines"><span>unique_ptr::get</span></span></a></div></div></td></tr>
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<tr class="t-nv"><td colspan="5"><div class="t-nv-ln-table"><div><a href="unique_ptr/make_unique.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/make unique"><span class="t-lines"><span>make_unique <span class="t-mark">(C++14)</span></span></span></a></div></div></td></tr>
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<td> <div><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp"><span class="kw1">template</span><span class="sy1">&lt;</span><br />
<p>&#160; &#160; <span class="kw1">class</span> T,<br />
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<td> <div><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp"><span class="kw1">template</span> <span class="sy1">&lt;</span><br />
<p>&#160; &#160; <span class="kw1">class</span> T,<br />
&#160; &#160; <span class="kw1">class</span> Deleter<br />
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<span class="sy1">&gt;</span> <span class="kw1">class</span> unique_ptr<span class="sy1">&lt;</span>T<span class="br0">&#91;</span><span class="br0">&#93;</span>, Deleter<span class="sy1">&gt;</span><span class="sy4">;</span></span></div></td>
<td> (2) </td>
<td> <span class="t-mark-rev t-since-cxx11">(since C++11)</span> </td>
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<p><code>std::unique_ptr</code> is a smart pointer that retains sole ownership of an object through a pointer and destroys that object when the <code>unique_ptr</code> goes out of scope. No two <code>unique_ptr</code> instances can manage the same object.
</p><p>The object is destroyed and its memory deallocated when either of the following happens:
</p>
<ul><li> <code>unique_ptr</code> managing the object is destroyed 
</li><li> <code>unique_ptr</code> managing the object is assigned another pointer via <span class="t-lc">operator=</span> or <span class="t-lc">reset()</span>.
</li></ul>
<p>The object is destroyed using a potentially user-supplied deleter by calling <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp">Deleter<span class="br0">&#40;</span>ptr<span class="br0">&#41;</span></span></span>. The deleter calls the destructor of the object and dispenses the memory. 
</p><p>A <code>unique_ptr</code> may alternatively own no object, in which case it is called <i>empty</i>.
</p><p>There are two versions of <code>std::unique_ptr</code>:
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<div class="t-li1"><span class="t-li">1)</span> Manages the lifetime of a single object (e.g. allocated with <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp">new</span></span>)</div>
<div class="t-li1"><span class="t-li">2)</span> Manages the lifetime of a dynamically-allocated array of objects (e.g. allocated with <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp">new<span class="br0">&#91;</span><span class="br0">&#93;</span></span></span>)</div>
<p>The class satisfies the requirements of <a href="../concept/MoveConstructible.html" title="cpp/concept/MoveConstructible"><code>MoveConstructible</code></a> and <a href="../concept/MoveAssignable.html" title="cpp/concept/MoveAssignable"><code>MoveAssignable</code></a>, but not the requirements of either <a href="../concept/CopyConstructible.html" title="cpp/concept/CopyConstructible"><code>CopyConstructible</code></a> or <a href="../concept/CopyAssignable.html" title="cpp/concept/CopyAssignable"><code>CopyAssignable</code></a>.
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<td colspan="3"> -<div class="spacer"></div><code>Deleter</code> must be <a href="../concept/FunctionObject.html" title="cpp/concept/FunctionObject"><code>FunctionObject</code></a> or lvalue reference to a <a href="../concept/FunctionObject.html" title="cpp/concept/FunctionObject"><code>FunctionObject</code></a> or lvalue reference to function, callable with an argument of type <code>unique_ptr&lt;T, Deleter&gt;::pointer</code>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Member_types"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Member types</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Member_functions"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Member functions</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Modifiers"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Modifiers</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Observers"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Observers</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Single-object_version.2C_unique_ptr.3CT.3E"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Single-object version, unique_ptr&lt;T&gt;</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Array_version.2C_unique_ptr.3CT.5B.5D.3E"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Array version, unique_ptr&lt;T[]&gt;</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Non-member_functions"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Non-member functions</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Helper_classes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Helper classes</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="unique_ptr.html#Example"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Example</span></a></li>
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<p>Only non-const <code>unique_ptr</code> can transfer the ownership of the managed object to another <code>unique_ptr</code>. The lifetime of an object managed by <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp"><span class="kw4">const</span> std<span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">unique_ptr</span></span></span> is limited to the scope in which the pointer was created.
</p><p>Typical uses of <code>std::unique_ptr</code> include:
</p>
<ul><li> providing exception safety to classes and functions that handle objects with dynamic lifetime, by guaranteeing deletion on both normal exit and exit through exception
</li></ul>
<ul><li> passing ownership of uniquely-owned objects with dynamic lifetime into functions
</li></ul>
<ul><li> acquiring ownership of uniquely-owned objects with dynamic lifetime from functions
</li></ul>
<ul><li> as the element type in move-aware containers, such as <span class="t-lc">std::vector</span>, which hold pointers to dynamically-allocated objects (e.g. if polymorphic behavior is desired)
</li></ul>
<p><code>std::unique_ptr</code> may be constructed for an <a href="../language/incomplete_type.html" title="cpp/language/incomplete type" class="mw-redirect">incomplete type</a> <code>T</code>, such as to facilitate the use as a handle in the Pimpl idiom. If the default deleter is used, <code>T</code> must be complete at the point in code where the deleter is invoked, which happens in the destructor, move assignment operator, and <code>reset</code> member function of <code>std::unique_ptr</code>. (Conversely,  <span class="t-lc">std::shared_ptr</span> can't be constructed from a raw pointer to incomplete type, but can be destroyed where <code>T</code> is incomplete). 
</p><p>If <code>T</code> is a <a href="../language/derived_class.html" title="cpp/language/derived class">derived class</a> of some base <code>B</code>, then <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp">std<span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">unique_ptr</span><span class="sy1">&lt;</span>T<span class="sy1">&gt;</span></span></span> is <a href="unique_ptr/unique_ptr.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/unique ptr">implicitly convertible</a> to <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp">std<span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">unique_ptr</span><span class="sy1">&lt;</span>B<span class="sy1">&gt;</span></span></span>. The default deleter of the resulting <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp">std<span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">unique_ptr</span><span class="sy1">&lt;</span>B<span class="sy1">&gt;</span></span></span> will use <a href="new/operator_delete.html" title="cpp/memory/new/operator delete">operator delete</a> for <code>B</code>, leading to <a href="../language/destructor.html#Virtual_destructors" title="cpp/language/destructor">undefined behavior</a> unless the destructor of <code>B</code> is <a href="../language/virtual.html" title="cpp/language/virtual">virtual</a>. Note that <span class="t-lc">std::shared_ptr</span> behaves differently: <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp"><a href="shared_ptr.html"><span class="kw614">std::<span class="me2">shared_ptr</span></span></a><span class="sy1">&lt;</span>B<span class="sy1">&gt;</span></span></span> will use the <a href="new/operator_delete.html" title="cpp/memory/new/operator delete">operator delete</a> for the type <code>T</code> and the owned object will be deleted correctly even if the destructor of <code>B</code> is not <a href="../language/virtual.html" title="cpp/language/virtual">virtual</a>.
</p><p>Unlike <span class="t-lc">std::shared_ptr</span>, <code>std::unique_ptr</code> may manage an object through any custom handle type that satisfies <a href="../concept/NullablePointer.html" title="cpp/concept/NullablePointer"><code>NullablePointer</code></a>. This allows, for example, managing objects located in shared memory, by supplying a <code>Deleter</code> that defines <code>typedef <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/doc/html/boost/interprocess/offset_ptr.html">boost::offset_ptr</a> pointer;</code>
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<td>  <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp"><a href="../types/remove_reference.html"><span class="kw518">std::<span class="me2">remove_reference</span></span></a><span class="sy1">&lt;</span>Deleter<span class="sy1">&gt;</span><span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">type</span><span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">pointer</span></span></span> if that type exists, otherwise <code>T*</code>. Must satisfy <a href="../concept/NullablePointer.html" title="cpp/concept/NullablePointer"><code>NullablePointer</code></a>
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<td>  <code>Deleter</code>, the function object or lvalue reference to function or to function object, to be called from the destructor
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div t-dsc-member-nobold-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/unique_ptr.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/unique ptr"> <span class="t-lines"><span>(constructor)</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>  constructs a new <code>unique_ptr</code> <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_constructor&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div t-dsc-member-nobold-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/~unique_ptr.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/~unique ptr"> <span class="t-lines"><span>(destructor)</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>  destructs the managed object if such is present <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_destructor&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/operator=.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/operator="> <span class="t-lines"><span>operator=</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>   assigns the <code>unique_ptr</code>  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_operator%3D&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/release.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/release"> <span class="t-lines"><span>release</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>   returns a pointer to the managed object and releases the ownership  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_release&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/reset.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/reset"> <span class="t-lines"><span>reset</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>   replaces the managed object  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_reset&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/swap.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/swap"> <span class="t-lines"><span>swap</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>   swaps the managed objects  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_swap&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/get.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/get"> <span class="t-lines"><span>get</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>   returns a pointer to the managed object  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_get&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>   returns the deleter that is used for destruction of the managed object  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_get_deleter&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/operator_bool.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/operator bool"> <span class="t-lines"><span>operator bool</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>   checks if there is associated managed object  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_operator_bool&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td colspan="2"> <h5> <span class="mw-headline" id="Single-object_version.2C_unique_ptr.3CT.3E">  Single-object version, <code>unique_ptr&lt;T&gt;</code> </span></h5>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/operator*.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/operator*"> <span class="t-lines"><span>operator*</span><span>operator-&gt;</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>   dereferences pointer to the managed object  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_operator*&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/operator_at.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/operator at"> <span class="t-lines"><span>operator[]</span></span></a></div></div>
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<td>   provides indexed access to the managed array  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(public member function)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_operator_at&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/make_unique.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/make unique"> <span class="t-lines"><span>make_unique</span></span></a></div><div><span class="t-lines"><span><span class="t-mark-rev t-since-cxx14">(C++14)</span></span></span></div></div>
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<td>   creates a unique pointer that manages a new object  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(function template)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_make_unique&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>   compares to another <code>unique_ptr</code> or with <span class="t-c"><span class="mw-geshi cpp source-cpp">nullptr</span></span>  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(function template)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_operator_cmp&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>   specializes the <span class="t-lc">std::swap</span> algorithm  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(function template)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_swap2&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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<td>  <div class="t-dsc-member-div"><div><a href="unique_ptr/hash.html" title="cpp/memory/unique ptr/hash"> <span class="t-lines"><span>std::hash<span class="t-dsc-small">&lt;std::unique_ptr&gt;</span></span></span></a></div><div><span class="t-lines"><span><span class="t-mark-rev t-since-cxx11">(C++11)</span></span></span></div></div>
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<td>   hash support for <span class="t-lc">std::unique_ptr</span>  <br /> <span class="t-mark">(class template specialization)</span> <span class="editsection noprint plainlinks" title="Edit this template"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.cppreference.com/mwiki/index.php?title=Template:cpp/memory/unique_ptr/dsc_hash&amp;action=edit">&#91;edit&#93;</a></span>
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    Foo<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span>      <span class="br0">&#123;</span> <a href="../io/cout.html"><span class="kw1480">std::<span class="me2">cout</span></span></a> <span class="sy1">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="st0">&quot;Foo::Foo<span class="es1">\n</span>&quot;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>  <span class="br0">&#125;</span>
    ~Foo<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span>     <span class="br0">&#123;</span> <a href="../io/cout.html"><span class="kw1480">std::<span class="me2">cout</span></span></a> <span class="sy1">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="st0">&quot;Foo::~Foo<span class="es1">\n</span>&quot;</span><span class="sy4">;</span> <span class="br0">&#125;</span>
    <span class="kw4">void</span> bar<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span> <span class="br0">&#123;</span> <a href="../io/cout.html"><span class="kw1480">std::<span class="me2">cout</span></span></a> <span class="sy1">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="st0">&quot;Foo::bar<span class="es1">\n</span>&quot;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>  <span class="br0">&#125;</span>
<span class="br0">&#125;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>
&#160;
<span class="kw4">void</span> f<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="kw4">const</span> Foo <span class="sy3">&amp;</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span>
<span class="br0">&#123;</span>
    <a href="../io/cout.html"><span class="kw1480">std::<span class="me2">cout</span></span></a> <span class="sy1">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="st0">&quot;f(const Foo&amp;)<span class="es1">\n</span>&quot;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>
<span class="br0">&#125;</span>
&#160;
<span class="kw4">int</span> main<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span>
<span class="br0">&#123;</span>
    std<span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">unique_ptr</span><span class="sy1">&lt;</span>Foo<span class="sy1">&gt;</span> p1<span class="br0">&#40;</span>new Foo<span class="br0">&#41;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>  <span class="co1">// p1 owns Foo</span>
    <span class="kw1">if</span> <span class="br0">&#40;</span>p1<span class="br0">&#41;</span> p1<span class="sy2">-</span><span class="sy1">&gt;</span>bar<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>
&#160;
    <span class="br0">&#123;</span>
        std<span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">unique_ptr</span><span class="sy1">&lt;</span>Foo<span class="sy1">&gt;</span> p2<span class="br0">&#40;</span>std<span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">move</span><span class="br0">&#40;</span>p1<span class="br0">&#41;</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>  <span class="co1">// now p2 owns Foo</span>
        f<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="sy2">*</span>p2<span class="br0">&#41;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>
&#160;
        p1 <span class="sy1">=</span> std<span class="sy4">::</span><span class="me2">move</span><span class="br0">&#40;</span>p2<span class="br0">&#41;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>  <span class="co1">// ownership returns to p1</span>
        <a href="../io/cout.html"><span class="kw1480">std::<span class="me2">cout</span></span></a> <span class="sy1">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="st0">&quot;destroying p2...<span class="es1">\n</span>&quot;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>
    <span class="br0">&#125;</span>
&#160;
    <span class="kw1">if</span> <span class="br0">&#40;</span>p1<span class="br0">&#41;</span> p1<span class="sy2">-</span><span class="sy1">&gt;</span>bar<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span><span class="sy4">;</span>
&#160;
    <span class="co1">// Foo instance is destroyed when p1 goes out of scope</span>
<span class="br0">&#125;</span></pre></div></div>
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</p>
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Foo::bar
f(const Foo&amp;)
destroying p2...
Foo::bar
Foo::~Foo</pre></div></div> 
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