Re: [Boost-users] Is there a self contained vector-like container?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Is there a self contained vector-like container?
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-03-01 16:05:52

On Mar 1, 2012, at 12:13 PM, Frank Birbacher wrote:

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> Hi!
> 
> Is there in Boost a container that is statically "max sized" and
> contains its own storage like a std::array, but manages a size and can
> construct and destruct elements. I guess it would look something like:
> 
> template<typedef T, size_t N>
> struct self_contained_vector
> {
> 	size_t max_size() const { return N; }
> 	size_t size() const { return size_; }
> private:
> 	size_t size_;
> 	aligned_storage<T> data_[N];
> 
> 	//...implement random access container...
> };

I've written one of these; I'm thinking about adding it to Boost.Array.
I have to write tests and docs, though.

-- Marshall

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