Re: [boost] [ptr_container] Can't store a pointer to const in multimap?

Subject: Re: [boost] [ptr_container] Can't store a pointer to const in multimap?
From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-15 15:44:37

Amit Kumar skrev:
> Please consider the following code:
> 
> #include "boost/ptr_container/ptr_map.hpp"
> 
> int main()
> {
>         typedef boost::ptr_multimap<char, const int> M;
> 
>         M m;
>         char c = 'c';
> 
>         int* j = new int(7);
> 
>         m.insert(c, j);
> 
>         return 0;
> }
> 
> The gcc 4.3.3 compiler fails to compiler the above code. Am I doing
> something wrong by inserting a non-const? Can't I store a pointer to const
> in the multimap?

This is currently unsupported, though I might get it to work. I'll put 
it on my todo list.

-Thorsten