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Weak Pointers

std::weak_ptr is the last component of the smart pointers family. Its purpose is limited compared to the other smart pointers, and we will examine why in this lesson.

We'll cover the following...

Introduction
Methods
Further information

Core Language

Literals

Types

Automatic Type Deduction

Casts

Unified Initialization

const, constexpr, and volatile

Move Semantic and Perfect Forwarding

Memory Management

Functions

Classes and Objects

Inheritance

Templates

Utilities

Smart Pointers

1. Containers in General

1.1 Sequential Containers

1.2 Associative Containers in General

1.2.1 Ordered Associative Containers

1.2.2 Unordered Associative Containers

1. Algorithms

1.1 Non-Modifying Algorithms

1.2 Modifying Algorithms

1.3 More Algorithms

Callables

Iterators

Strings

Regular Expressions

Input and Output

Threads

Shared Data

Tasks

Conclusion

Weak Pointers

Introduction