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    Smart Pointer question

    How are smart pointers used when the precise type of objects needed are unknown
    How would a shared_ptr or a unique_ptr resolve this? What about the class weak_ptr which is a weak reference to a shared_ptr?

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    As in when you have a polymorphic base class, but the exact derived class types will only be known at runtime? The solution is to use a smart pointer of the base class type then.
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