[Development] parented_ptr

[André Somers]

Hi,

On 29-10-2025 16:27, André Somers via Development wrote:
>
>> · Add a QObject::addChild(std::unique_ptr<QObject *> child)
>
> Start simple, I would suggest. Do you really think that this will 
> bring a lot of value? Introduce the basic version, see how it actually 
> impacts your code base and collect feedback, and then see if an 
> overload like this really would bring value. One problem I see is 
> that, AFAIK, a std::unique_ptr<QObject> is a distinct type from a 
> std::unique_ptr<SomethingDerivedFromQObject>, so the signature above 
> won't work. Something _like_ this can of course be done, using a 
> template and casting, but it won't be as pretty.
>
Actually, let me correct myself: this actually _does_ seem to compile, 
to my surprise. Though from my quick experimentation on godbolt the 
results on MSVC look weird, so maybe support for this isn't something 
one can depend on.

Cheers,

André