Re: [boost] Re: A class template for an N-dimensional generic resizable array

From: Jeremy Siek (jsiek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-12-05 11:04:15

I really like this approach. Also, it could be generalized to a
"reshape_view" which can specify a different shape (dimensions and sizes)
ala Matlab. The 1xN (flat) view is probably a common enough case to treat
explicitly/separately as below.

On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Kevlin Henney wrote:
> >All of those alls seem to hint at a commonality; better it would be 
> >to support the all element interface through a view: -
> >
> >   class flattened_array
> >   {
> >   public:
> >
> >      flattened_array( array * );
> >
> >      // insert clean container interface here.
> >
> >   private:
> >
> >      array * array_;
> >   };
> >
> >   class array
> >   {
> >      // ...
> >
> >      flattened_array flat() { return flattened_array( this ); }
> >   };
> 
> This proxied view is a good, clean alternative to an adapted iterator.
> 
> Kevlin
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