id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
1114	Request for shared_ptr::type and shared_ptr::pointer	emil@…	Peter Dimov	"Requesting two member functions to be added to shared_ptr:

template <class T>[[BR]]
void * shared_ptr<T>::pointer() const;

  Returns the pointer passed to a shared_ptr constructor.

template <class T>[[BR]]
std::type_info const & shared_ptr<T>::type() const;

  Returns the type_info for the type of the pointer passed to a shared_ptr constructor.

This is the discussion on the Boost mailing list that is relevant to this request: http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2007/05/122018.php"	Feature Requests	closed	To Be Determined	smart_ptr		Not Applicable	wontfix