Re: [boost] Re: [std][ptr_container][multi_index] proposal aboutstdalgorithms based on iter_swap

From: Joaquín Mª López Muñoz (joaquin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-05 03:31:23

Thorsten Ottosen ha escrito:

> >What do you think of this? IMHO this can solve
> >the problem of making std swapping algorithms
> >work with ptr_containers, a problem for which
> >(if I'm not wrong) no satisfying solution has been
> >designed.
>
> you're right that no satisfiable solution has been reached.
>
> http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/docs/papers/2005/n1771.html
>
> explains a different way to fix standard algorithms by mandating moving is
> used if available.
>
> my understanding of this, based on discussion with Howard, is that we can
> actually
> make an iterator with a proxy-reference for pointer containers that works.

Could you elaborate on this? I'm interested on how to apply this tecnhique
for my own purposes. Thank you,

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo