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From: Jan Gaspar (jga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-22 12:55:27
Ok, it would be possible.
Jan
Pavel Vozenilek wrote:
> Would it be possible to add helper function 'flatten()' into
> circular_buffer?
>
> After invocation, user would be sure of:
>
> &buff[0] < &buff[1] < ... < &buff[n]
>
> In other words, user will be able to treat circular_buffer content as
> continuous array of values in this moment.
>
> It is not earth shaking feature, it violates 'minimal interface' ideal but
> can be handy:
> - when legacy C function requires continuous array (like Win32 API)
> - when buffer is being saved to file or written to socket
> - special purpose adaptor could present result as (nonresizable) vector<>
>
> Alternatives are simple but much more CPU/memory expensive.
>
> /Pavel
>
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