Hi Robert, I agree that pattern 1 is wins when it comes to clarity. But if you have the macro OSG_USE_REF_PTR_IMPLICIT_OUTPUT_CONVERSION enabled (which it is as default) then there is nothing protecting the user from stuffing your returned ref_ptr in a raw C pointer.
So with this macro enabled the compiler will gladly compile the code below for both pattern. (If you disable it you will get warnings for pattern 1): Code: osg::Node* myBadPointerPlzDontDoThis = createObject(); // Stuffing reference counted pointers in raw C pointers is bad In short: Pattern 1 for clarity (and with OSG_USE_REF_PTR_IMPLICIT_OUTPUT_CONVERSION macro disabled some compiler protection against stupidity) Pattern 2 for performance. Cheers, Björn ------------------ Read this topic online here: http://forum.openscenegraph.org/viewtopic.php?p=56574#56574 _______________________________________________ osg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org
