id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
4493	shared_array lacks get_deleter method	Matthew Carter <r_q_einstein-boostbugs@…>	Peter Dimov	"shared_ptr has a get_deleter() method, which is very useful.
shared_array does not have a get_deleter() method.

Since the deleter for a shared_array is passed to the constructor by value, there is no straightforward way* for the caller to get a pointer or reference to it.  If the caller needs access to the deleter object's state or methods, which is entirely reasonable, the caller has no way to get it.

A get_deleter() method should be added to shared_array to meet this requirement and for consistency with the shared_ptr class.

*True, the caller can pass the deleter wrapped in a container object that holds a reference to the deleter, but that's a contortion that should not be necessary."	Feature Requests	closed	Boost 1.44.0	smart_ptr	Boost 1.44.0	Problem	fixed		r_q_einstein-boostbugs@…