From: Thorsten Ottosen (nesotto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-29 14:57:27
If I'm understanding the Boost.PointerContainer docs,
ptr_begin(), ptr_end() etc. are provided so that
certain mutating std algorithms can be used on
pointer containers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
docs need to be updated; ptr_begin() etc are history.
But wouldn't it be more convenient to provide
a memfun like
ptr_iterator make_ptr_iterator(iterator);
for obtaining a ptr_iterator from a
regular iterator? This way, one could easily use
std algorithms not only with [ptr_begin(),ptr_end()),
but also with any other range (for instance,
those obtained from equal_range()). With this memfun,
the ptr_begin() familiy would be kind of redundant.
Just an idea...
>>>>>>>>
the usability of ptr_begin() etc was severely reduced by the shift to a void*
implementation;
you can still get the original iterators are begin().base() etc, but just
remember the reference type is void*&.
and there is no way to provide a portable cast to T*&; it might work on 99% of
all compilers, but it aint portable.
-Thorsten