Unique Pointers

[CorvetteDude427]

Hi, I'm trying to get some practice with smart pointers (specifically unique_ptr), but my compiler doesn't support C++14 so I cant use make_unique, which is what I think I'd need to use. Are there any alternatives to make_unique that work in C++11? Thanks in advance.

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstdio>
#include <memory>
using namespace std;

unique_ptr<SavingsAccount> unqSaPtr = nullptr;
string uName, uPwd;

int main()
{   
    bool done = false;
    while(!done)
    {
        int decision = showMenuOptions();
        switch(decision)
        {
            case 1:
                cout << "Enter your name: "; 
                getline(cin, uName);
                // Error is here.. alternatives to make_unique??
                unqSaPtr(new SavingsAccount(uName, uPwd));
                break;
            case 2:
                // ...
                break;
            case 3:
                done = false;
                break;
            default:
                cerr << "Invalid option." << endl;
                continue; 
        }
    }
}

If any other code is needed for reference, just let me know.

[MiiNiPaa]

template<typename T, typename ...Args>
std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique( Args&& ...args )
{
    return std::unique_ptr<T>( new T( std::forward<Args>(args)... ) );
}

[coder777]

Use the reset(...) member of unique_ptr: unqSaPtr.reset(new SavingsAccount(uName, uPwd));