OpenFOAM smart pointers and Dependency Injection

HappyS5 · July 16, 2021, 14:57

Hello,

Dr. Tomislav Maric told me to understand OpenFOAM smart pointers thoroughly. I know that auto_ptr and tmp are the two smart pointers often used. I would like to know if a main purpose of an OpenFoam smart pointer is to control coupling by dependency injection.

olesen · July 17, 2021, 05:07

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Originally Posted by HappyS5

Hello,

Dr. Tomislav Maric told me to understand OpenFOAM smart pointers thoroughly. I know that auto_ptr and tmp are the two smart pointers often used. I would like to know if a main purpose of an OpenFoam smart pointer is to control coupling by dependency injection.

The main purpose is actually memory management, memory reuse and avoiding copying etc.

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HappyS5 Member Chris Harding Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 76 Rep Power: 9	Hello, Dr. Tomislav Maric told me to understand OpenFOAM smart pointers thoroughly. I know that auto_ptr and tmp are the two smart pointers often used. I would like to know if a main purpose of an OpenFoam smart pointer is to control coupling by dependency injection.