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Deprecated class of smart pointers in C++
In the C++ programming language, auto_ptr is an obsolete smart pointer class template that was available in previous versions of the C++ standard library, which provides some basic RAII features for C++ raw pointers. It has been replaced by the unique_ptr class. Wikipedia →
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Chemical Process SafetyDaniel A. Crowl, Joseph F. Louvar · 1989- 📕Complete digital photographyBen Long · 2013
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