std::weak_ptr<T>::use_count
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| long use_count() const noexcept; |
(since C++11) | |
Returns the number of shared_ptr instances that share ownership of the managed object, or 0 if the managed object has already been deleted, i.e. *this is empty.
Parameters
(none)
Return value
The number of shared_ptr instances sharing the ownership of the managed object at the instant of the call.
Notes
The usage and behavior of this function are similar to std::shared_ptr::use_count, but it returns a different count.
Example
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#include <iostream> #include <memory> std::weak_ptr<int> gwp; void observe_gwp() { std::cout << "use_count(): " << gwp.use_count() << "\t id: "; if (auto sp = gwp.lock()) std::cout << *sp << '\n'; else std::cout << "??\n"; } void share_recursively(std::shared_ptr<int> sp, int depth) { observe_gwp(); // : 2 3 4 if (1 < depth) share_recursively(sp, depth - 1); observe_gwp(); // : 4 3 2 } int main() { observe_gwp(); { auto sp = std::make_shared<int>(42); gwp = sp; observe_gwp(); // : 1 share_recursively(sp, 3); // : 2 3 4 4 3 2 observe_gwp(); // : 1 } observe_gwp(); // : 0 }
Output:
use_count(): 0 id: ?? use_count(): 1 id: 42 use_count(): 2 id: 42 use_count(): 3 id: 42 use_count(): 4 id: 42 use_count(): 4 id: 42 use_count(): 3 id: 42 use_count(): 2 id: 42 use_count(): 1 id: 42 use_count(): 0 id: ??
See also
| checks whether the referenced object was already deleted (public member function) |