[Boost-users] [boost-users]Shared_ptr and std::find

Subject: [Boost-users] [boost-users]Shared_ptr and std::find
From: Ryan McConnehey (mccorywork_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-06 21:49:02

Is it possible to have std::find compare the class that the shared_ptr 
is pointing too?  I have a list of shared_ptr of a class called 
FundamentalTypes.  The class has it's own operator==.  I'd like to 
search the list with std::find using the class's operator==.  I've 
included the class with the key elements I'm referring too.

Ryan

class FundamentalTypes {
public:
  FundamentalTypes(std::string const& name) : m_name(name)
  bool operator==(FundamentalTypes const& rhs) { return (rhs.m_name == 
m_name) ? true : false; }
  std::string   m_name;
};

template<typename T>
class Type : public FundamentalTypes {
  Type(std::string const& name) : FundamentalTypes(name)
};

//main
typedef shared_ptr<FundamentalTypes>  sharedTypes
typedef std::list<sharedTypes>                  TypesList

sharedTypes value = sharedTypes(new Type<short>("bob"));
TypesList   m_list;
TypesList::iterator   itor = std::find(m_list.begin(), m_list.end(), 
value);