From 2f84e7ed341716f8b3c02d994e6373a1c4a3a47d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jidong Xiao <xiaoj8@rpi.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 03:04:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] adding member functions

---
 lectures/27_garbage_collection/README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lectures/27_garbage_collection/README.md b/lectures/27_garbage_collection/README.md
index 5401c65..e5bb08d 100644
--- a/lectures/27_garbage_collection/README.md
+++ b/lectures/27_garbage_collection/README.md
@@ -258,6 +258,22 @@ int main() {
 }
 ```
 
+#### Member Functions and Operators of std::shared_ptr
+
+- reset()	Releases ownership of the managed object. Can also assign a new object.
+
+- use_count()	Returns the number of shared_ptrs sharing ownership of the object.
+
+- unique()	Returns true if this shared_ptr is the only one owning the object (use_count() == 1).
+
+- get()	Returns the raw pointer to the managed object.
+
+- operator*()	Dereferences the pointer (*sp) to access the object.
+
+- operator->()	Accesses a member of the object (sp-&gt;member).
+
+- operator bool()	Checks whether the pointer is non-null (if (sp)).
+
 ### 27.14.2 std::unique_ptr
 
 - Exclusive ownership of a dynamically allocated object.