std::auto_p...:operator->(3)

💅 std::auto_p...:operator->(3) 💅

okay so bestie, buckle up: this is the std::auto_p...:operator->(3) page from the C++ Standard Libary manual. Yes, that's the manual name, spelling and all — we don't edit the source, we just vibe with it. 🫶 This page is all about std::auto_ptr's operator* and operator->, two little dereference icons that are deprecated in C++11 and removed in C++17. 😭

🌸 NAME 🌸

The NAME section gives us this exact duo: std::auto_ptr::operator*,std::auto_ptr::operator->, and then says the same thing again: std::auto_ptr::operator*,std::auto_ptr::operator->. That's it, that's the name. No extra lore, no hidden meaning. 💅

✨ Synopsis ✨

          T& operator*() const throw();  (1) (deprecated in C++11)
                                             (removed in C++17)
          T* operator->() const throw(); (2) (deprecated in C++11)
                                             (removed in C++17)

So both of these dereference a pointer to the managed object. The first version — operator*() — has a requirement: get() != 0. Do not ignore that, bestie; it's literally in the text. 🚨

Both overloads are deprecated in C++11 and removed in C++17. That's a big deal, bestie — treat this as an old-school page. 💀

🎀 Parameters 🎀

No parameters, bestie. Zero. (none). Not a single argument is passed here. 💅

💖 Return value 💖

1. *get().
2. get().

Version (1) gives you *get(), and version (2) gives you get(). That's the whole return-value tea. 🍵

🦋 See also 🦋

• get — returns a pointer to the managed object (public member function).

And that's the page, bestie. Cute sign-off time: this came from http://cppreference.com, the version/date situation is 2024.06.10, and the page is std::auto_p...:operator->(3). Stay slay, and may your dereferences always pass the get() != 0 vibe check. 💖✨🎀