Re: [boost] lifetime of ranges vs. iterators

From: Neil Groves (neil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-29 07:05:36

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> Aren't standard containers supposed to satisfy the Range concepts?  When
> the container is destroyed, its iterators are invalidated, right?
>

Yes, containers satisfy Range concepts, but this question is more related to
the opposite relationship. There is no need for a range destruction to
invalidate the iterators, and this leads to simpler code for example when
creating a temporary range to pass to a range algorithm.

Dave Abrahams
> BoostPro Computing
> http://www.boostpro.com

Neil Groves

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