Re: [Boost-users] STL containers and incomplete types

From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-19 03:53:04

Frank Birbacher skrev:
> Hi!
> 
> Maik Beckmann schrieb:
>> Am Freitag 16 Mai 2008 21:32:56 schrieb Maik Beckmann:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Does boost got something to do this
>>>   struct node {
>>>     std::vector<node> children; // node is incomplete
>>>   };
>>> in a way which conform with the standard which disallows STL containers of
>>> incomplete types?
> 
> Using boost::shared_ptr or boost pointer containers come to mind ( 
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_35_0/libs/ptr_container/doc/ptr_container.html 
> ). But I don't know weather pointer containers allow incomplete types. I 
> couldn't find it in the documentation.

That should work just fine. Isn't there a FAQ entry about this?

best regards

-Thorsten