[C++-sig] Re: How to wrap reference-returning method as a property?

[David Abrahams]

"Mike Rovner" <mike at nospam.com> writes:

> Wirawan Purwanto wrote:
>
>>        .add_property("hand", &Master::hand); // wouldn't work
>>
>> That interface wouldn't work since the reference's lifetime wasn't
>> known/specified. Is there anyway to fix this problem? I did not see
>
>>From BPL FAQ (http://tinyurl.com/24mnc):
>
> .add_property("hand",
>       make_function(&Master::hand,
> return_value_policy<manage_new_object>()) )

Nooo!

Use return_internal_reference!

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Dave Abrahams
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