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shared_ptr<T>" indynamic_pointer_castSection: 20.3.2.2.10[util.smartptr.shared.cast]Status:ResolvedSubmitter: United StatesOpened: 2017-02-03Last modified: 2020-09-06
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Discussion:
Addresses US 137
Paragraph (6.2): It is intuitive, but not specified, that the empty pointer returned by adynamic_pointer_cast should point to null.
Proposed change:
Rephrase as:
Otherwise,
shared_ptr<T>().
Proposed resolution:
Resolved byP0414R2, which was adopted in Issaquah.