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CppOpaquePointer
A pointer to a declared, but undefined class (definition from [2]).
Used e.g. for the pimpl idiom.
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CppOpaquePointer
(C++) Opaque pointer
Opaque: adjective- 1. Not allowing light to pass through; not transparent
- 2. (of a statement,piece of writing,etc) not clear, difficult to understand
A pointer to a declared, but undefined class (definition from [2]).
Used e.g. for the pimpl idiom.
References
- 1) Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary. ISBN: 0-19-431422-7
- 2) Herb Sutter. Exceptional C++. ISBN: 0-201-61562-2. Item 27.
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