Smart Pointer Programming Techniques

Using incomplete classes for implementation hiding
The “Pimpl” idiom
Using abstract classes for implementation hiding
Preventing delete px.get()
Using a shared_ptr to hold a pointer to an array
Encapsulating allocation details, wrapping factory functions
Using a shared_ptr to hold a pointer to a statically allocated object
Using a shared_ptr to hold a pointer to a COM object
Using a shared_ptr to hold a pointer to an object with an embedded reference count
Using a shared_ptr to hold another shared ownership smart pointer
Obtaining a shared_ptr from a raw pointer
Obtaining a shared_ptr (weak_ptr) to this in a constructor
Obtaining a shared_ptr to this
Using shared_ptr as a smart counted handle
Using shared_ptr to execute code on block exit
Using shared_ptr<void> to hold an arbitrary object
Associating arbitrary data with heterogeneous shared_ptr instances
Using shared_ptr as a CopyConstructible mutex lock
Using shared_ptr to wrap member function calls
Delayed deallocation
Weak pointers to objects not managed by a shared_ptr