#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

void string_example() {

    auto a = string("original value");

    auto b = a; // true copy by copying the value

    a = string("new value");

    cout << "a = " << a << endl;
    cout << "b = " << b << endl;
    cout << boolalpha << "&a == &b ? " << (&a==&b) << endl;
}

void shared_ptr_example() {

    auto a = make_shared<string>("original value");

    auto b = a; // not a copy, just and alias

    *a = string("new value"); // and this gonna hurt b

    cout << "a = " << *a << endl;
    cout << "b = " << *b << endl;
    cout << boolalpha << "&a == &b ? " << (&a==&b) << endl;
}

void shared_ptr_to_const_example() {

    auto a = make_shared<const string>("original value");

    auto b = a;

    //*a = string("new value"); // <-- now won't compile
    a = make_shared<const string>("new value");

    cout << "a = " << *a << endl;
    cout << "b = " << *b << endl;
    cout << boolalpha << "&a == &b ? " << (&a==&b) << endl;
}

int main() {

    cout << "--------------" << endl;
    cout << "string example" << endl;
    string_example();

    cout << "------------------" << endl;
    cout << "shared_ptr example" << endl;
    shared_ptr_example();

    cout << "---------------------------" << endl;
    cout << "shared_ptr to const example" << endl;
    shared_ptr_to_const_example();
}