Re: [boost] [shifted_ptr] STL support: 99%

From: Daryle Walker (darylew_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-09 04:41:32

On Aug 5, 2008, at 2:22 AM, Phil Bouchard wrote:

[SNIP]
> Right now shifted_ptr_test2.cpp works perfectly fine with the slightly
> adapted STL container to smart pointers and using special  
> allocators needed
> to define all internal characteristics used by the container.  We  
> see in
> shifted_allocator:
>
> template <typename T>
>     class shifted_allocator
>     {
>     public:
>         typedef shifted<T>              value_type;
>         typedef shifted_ptr<T>          pointer;
>         typedef const shifted_ptr<T>    const_pointer;
>         ...
>     };
>
> - value_type: being the real concrete type expected by the smart  
> pointer
> - pointer: defines the node pointer used internaly by the container
[TRUNCATE]

Isn't "const_pointer" supposed to be an analogue of "T const *"?   
Right now, you have it represent "T * const", which definitely isn't  
the same thing!

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