std::unique_ptr and pointer to pointer

Question

I want to use std::unique_ptr in combination with FreeImage\'s FITAG. The code in plain C would be:

... load image;

FITAG* tag = NULL;
FreeImag         


        

Answer 1

Reverse the order of operations; first acquire the resource and then construct the unique_ptr.

FITAG *p = NULL;
FreeImage_GetMetadata(FIMD_EXIF_EXIF, bitmap, "Property", &p);
std::unique_ptr<FITAG, void(*)(FITAG*)> tag(p, &FreeImage_DeleteTag);

Answer 2

tag.get()

This returns an r-value. You can't get the address of an r-value( temporary ). Your best bet is to do this instead:

auto ptr = tag.get();
FreeImage_GetMetadata(FIMD_EXIF_EXIF, bitmap, "Property", &ptr);

This will allow you to pass a FITAG** into the function. If you meant to pass a FITAG* into the function, just remove the & since tag.get() returns the pointer, not the value.

FreeImage_GetMetadata(FIMD_EXIF_EXIF, bitmap, "Property", tag.get());