How do I call ::std::make_shared on a class with only protected or private constructors?

Question

I have this code that doesn\'t work, but I think the intent is clear:

testmakeshared.cpp

#include 

class A {
 public:
   stat         


        

Answer 1

Here's a neat solution for this:

#include 

class A {
   public:
     static shared_ptr Create();

   private:
     A() {}

     struct MakeSharedEnabler;   
 };

struct A::MakeSharedEnabler : public A {
    MakeSharedEnabler() : A() {
    }
};

shared_ptr A::Create() {
    return make_shared();
}