----- Original Message ----- From: Borislav Trifonov <bdt at shaw dot ca> To: gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:40:55 -0700 Subject: shared_ptr implicit cast to bool? > Is it possible to do a check for null without doing .get() == 0 ? > In MSVC's std::tr1::shared_ptr for example there is a cast operator as part of the class that allows writing if (mySharedPtr) ... > Will this work in gcc or will I need to modify my code when porting? Hi, I am still hoping someone will help me out here... Thanks in advance