std::auto_ptr to std::unique_ptr
With the new standard coming (and parts already available in some compilers), the new type std::unique_ptr is supposed to be a replacement for std::auto_ptr . Does their usage exactly overlap (so I can do a global find/replace on my code (not that I would do this, but if I did)) or should I be aware of some differences that are not apparent from reading the documentation? Also if it is a direct replacement, why give it a new name rather than just improve the std::auto_ptr ? Cubbi You cannot do a global find/replace because you can copy an auto_ptr (with known consequences), but a unique_ptr